Associations to the word «Boldness»

Wiktionary

BOLDNESS, noun. The state of being bold; courage.
BOLDNESS, noun. Presumptuousness
BOLDNESS, noun. (typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

Dictionary definition

BOLDNESS, noun. The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart".
BOLDNESS, noun. Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty".
BOLDNESS, noun. The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats