NOUN | attribute | boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood | the trait of being willing / willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger |
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attribute | boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek | impudent aggressiveness | |
attribute | boldness, strikingness | the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly |
Sounds | bow'ldnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The trait of being willing / willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger. | |
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Example | "the proposal required great boldness" | |
Synonyms | daring, hardiness, hardihood | |
Attributes | bold | fearless and daring |
Narrower | adventurousness, venturesomeness | The trait of being adventurous |
audacity, audaciousness, temerity | fearless daring | |
daredevilry, daredeviltry | boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior | |
shamelessness, brazenness | behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame | |
Broader | fearlessness | The trait of feeling no fear |
Opposite | timidity, timorousness | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities |
Spanish | atrevimiento, audacia, osadía | |
Catalan | atreviment, gosadia | |
Adjectives | bold | fearless and daring |
Meaning | impudent aggressiveness. | |
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Example | "I couldn't believe her boldness" | |
Synonyms | nerve, brass, face, cheek | |
Narrower | audacity, audaciousness | aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery |
Broader | aggressiveness | The quality of being bold and enterprising |
Spanish | atrevimiento, audacia, cara dura, cara, descaro, desfachatez, desvergüenza, osadía, sangre fría, temeridad, valor | |
Catalan | barra, cara, desvergonyiment, gosadia, nervi, sang freda, temeritat |
Meaning | The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly. | |
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Synonym | strikingness | |
Broader | conspicuousness | High visibility |
Adjectives | bold | clear and distinct / distinct |
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