boldness

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈboʊldnəs/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈbəʊldnəs/

Noun

boldness (uncountable)

1. The state of being bold; courage.
   • 1906, Rudyard Kipling, Puck of Pook's Hill

     Then he warmed to it, and smoothly set out all his shifts, malices, and treacheries, his extreme boldnesses (he was desperate bold); his retreats, shufflings, and counterfeitings (he was also inconceivably a coward) […]

2. presumptuousness
3. (typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:courage

Translations

• French: audace
• Portuguese: valentia
• Spanish: osadía

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