bold

bold1 [ bould ] adjective **

1. ) confident and not afraid of people:

I was feeling bold, so I went ahead and asked him for more money.

One bird was bold enough to come and peck crumbs from the table.

a ) involving a risk:

a bold move/step: In a bold move to try to cut pollution, the city council has banned open fires.

a bold statement/assertion: They issued a bold statement calling for an immediate end to nuclear testing.

2. ) very bright, clear, or strong in color and therefore easy to notice:

a shirt with bold black-and-white stripes

Babies like bold colors.

a ) using clear strong letters or lines:

Her name was written on the envelope in bold black letters.

b ) TECHNICAL printed using darker or thicker letters than other printed letters:

in bold type (=printing using bold type): The most important items are listed in bold type.

be so bold as to do something SPOKEN FORMAL

to do something that is rude or shows too much confidence:

He was even so bold as to give me advice about how to play.

if I might be so bold SPOKEN FORMAL

used when you are going to say or ask something that someone might think is rude:

I'd like, if I might be so bold, to make a suggestion.

╾ bold|ly adverb:

boldly-colored clothes

╾ bold|ness noun uncount

bold

bold 2 [ bould ] or bold|face [ `bouldfeıs ] noun uncount

a way of printing letters that makes them thicker and darker than usual:

You could use bold to make the information stand out a little more.

in bold: Try putting the title in bold.