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bould

bould is the obsolete 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

Forms of bould

comparativeboulder
superlativebouldest

Words formed from bould

Questions about bould

What is bould the obsolete form of?
Bould is the obsolete form of bold.

Words near bould in the dictionary

  1. boulangère potatoes
  2. Boulaq
  3. boulas
  4. Boulay
  5. Boulby
  6. bould
  7. Boulden
  8. Bouldens
  9. boulder
  10. Boulder City
  11. boulder clay

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