boldness

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/ˈboʊldnəs/

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/ˈboʊldnəs/ · /ˈbəʊldnəs/

Definition of boldness

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The state of being bold; courage.

“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) […]”

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The state of being bold; courage.

“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) […]”
(uncountable, usually)presumptuousness
(uncountable, usually)The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

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From Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold + -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, bauldness (“boldness”).

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