noun
1. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger (Freq. 1)
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the proposal required great boldness
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the plan required great hardiness of heart
• Ant: ↑timidity
• Hypernyms: ↑fearlessness
• Hyponyms:
↑adventurousness, ↑venturesomeness, ↑daredevilry, ↑daredeviltry, ↑audacity, ↑audaciousness, ↑temerity, ↑shamelessness, ↑brazenness
• Attrubites: ↑bold
2. impudent aggressiveness
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I couldn't believe her boldness
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he had the effrontery to question my honesty
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cheeky (for: ↑cheek), ↑cheek (for: ↑cheek), ↑face (for: ↑face), ↑brassy (for: ↑brass), ↑nervy (for: ↑nerve)
• Hypernyms: ↑aggressiveness
• Hyponyms: ↑audacity, ↑audaciousness
3. the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
• Syn: ↑strikingness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑striking (for: ↑strikingness), ↑bold
• Hypernyms: ↑conspicuousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.