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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.