boldness
English
/ˈboʊldnəs/, /ˈbəʊldnəs/
noun
Definitions
- The state of being bold; courage.
- presumptuousness
- (typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English boldnesse affix from English bold.
Origin
English
bold
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bold English
- bolden English
- boldface English
- boldfaced English
- boldhead English
- boldly English
- boldship English
- demibold English
- extrabold English
- nonbold English
- overbold English
- overboldness English
- semibold English
- superbold English
- ultrabold English
- unbold English
- bold Middle English
- boldnesse Middle English
- overboldnesse Middle English
- bold Cebuano
- nagbold Cebuano