boldness

Collocations

3

ADJ.

endearing, known

VERB + BOLDNESS

found, hate, smiled

BOLDNESS + NOUN

creativity, originality

Definitions

noun

1

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) […]

2

presumptuousness

3

The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

strikingness

noun — impudent aggressiveness

noun — the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve

Antonyms

timidity
timorousness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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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 inconcei

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02

He had the boldness to ignore my advice.

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03

He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.

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04

Russian art is known for its boldness, originality, and creativity.

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05

I hate your boldness.

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She found his boldness endearing.

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