Hypertext Webster Gateway: "boldness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Boldness \Bold"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being bold.
Syn: Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood;
assurance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
boldness
n 1: the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve
risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"
[syn: {daring}, {hardihood}] [ant: {timidity}]
2: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {nerve},
{brass}, {face}, {cheek}]
3: the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly [syn: {strikingness}]
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