bold
n.n. brave and not afraid to take risks. You use this to describe someone who acts with confidence, even when things are difficult or scary.
n. showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous. Often used to describe actions or decisions that deviate from a safe or conventional path.
She made a bold decision to quit her job and travel.
The architect's bold design for the new museum features a striking glass roof that stands out against the old city skyline.
In a bold move that surprised the industry, the startup challenged the established monopoly by offering its core software for free.
From Middle English bold, bolde, bald, beald, from Old English bald, beald (“bold, brave, confident, strong, of good courage, presumptuous, impudent”), from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz (“strong, bold”), from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, bʰlē- (“to bloat, swell, bubble”). Cognate with Dutch boud (“bold, courageous, fearless”), Middle High German balt (“bold”) (whence German bald (“soon”)), Swedish båld (“bold, dauntless”). Perhaps related to Albanian ballë (“forehead”) and Old Prussian balo (“forehead”). Compare typologically Italian affrontare (“to face, to deal with”), sfrontato (“bold, daring, insolent”), both from Latin frons (“forehead”).
From Middle English bolden, balden, from Old English baldian, bealdian, from Proto-Germanic balþōną, related to balþaz (see above). Cognate with Old High German irbaldōn (“to become bold, dare”).
From Middle English bold, from Old English bold, blod, bolt, botl (“house, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle, temple”), from Proto-Germanic budlą, buþlą (“house, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- (“to grow, wax, swell”) or bʰuH-. Cognate with Old Frisian bold (“house”) (whence North Frisian bol, boel, bøl (“house”)), North Frisian bodel, budel (“property, inheritance”), Middle Low German būdel (“property, real estate”). Related to build.
Commonly used to describe people, actions, or visual designs. When describing text, it refers to thick, dark lettering.