bold
bold is a 4-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
- noun. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.
- noun. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
- noun. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold.
- noun. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
- noun. Steep; abrupt; prominent.
- transitive verb. To make bold or daring.
- intransitive verb. To be or become bold.
- noun. a typeface with thick heavy lines
- adjective. fearless and daring
"bold settlers on some foreign shore"
"a bold speech"
- adjective. clear and distinct
"bold handwriting"
"a figure carved in bold relief"
- adjective. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
"a bluff headland"
"where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
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Other playable words that use exactly the letters in bold:
Common word forms
bolds, bolded, bolden, bolder, boldly, boldest, bolding, boldness
Words from these letters
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