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bolder

/ˈbəʊldə/US/ˈboʊldɚ/

bolder is the comparative form of bold.

Meaning of bold

Adjective

bold (comparative bolder or more bold, superlative boldest or most bold)

  1. Courageous, daring.
    • Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
  2. Visually striking; conspicuous.
    • the painter's bold use of colour and outline
  3. Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
    • Many bold fonts are available on this computer.
  4. Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
    • […] even the boldeſt and moſt affirmative Philoſophy, which has ever attempted to impoſe its crude Dictates and Principles on Mankind.1748, [David Hume], “Essay I. On the different Species of Philosophy.”, in Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, part I, page 18
  5. (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
    • All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.
  6. Full-bodied.

See all 14 meanings of bold

Questions about bolder

What is bolder the comparative form of?
Bolder is the comparative form of bold.
How do you pronounce bolder?
Bolder is pronounced /ˈbəʊldə/ (UK).

Words near bolder in the dictionary

  1. boldened
  2. boldening
  3. boldenone
  4. boldenone undecylenate
  5. boldens
  6. bolder
  7. Bolderian
  8. Bolderston
  9. Bolderstons
  10. boldest
  11. boldface

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