boldness
The state of being boldThe state of being bold; courage.
» He had the boldness to ignore my advice.
Er besaß die Dreistigkeit, meinen Rat zu ignorieren. — Naina
Er hat die Dreistigkeit besessen, meinen Rat zu ignorieren. — Naina
У него хватило наглости не послушаться моего совета. — Wezel
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being bold; courage.
смелостьsmelostʹ
(uncountable, usually)Presumptuousness
(uncountable, usually)The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.
- the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
- impudent aggressiveness
- the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
Examples
7 sentencesHe had the boldness to ignore my advice.
ruУ него хватило наглости не послушаться моего совета. — Wezel
deEr besaß die Dreistigkeit, meinen Rat zu ignorieren. — Naina
He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.
Russian art is known for its boldness, originality, and creativity.
I hate your boldness.
She found his boldness endearing.
deSeine Verwegenheit hatte es ihr angetan. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold + -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, baFrom Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold + -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, bauldness (“boldness”).
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Forms
plural: boldnesses| Singular | boldness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable