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Boldness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Boldness has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

impudent aggressiveness

"I couldn't believe her boldness"

"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

3

the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

4

The state of being bold; courage.

Example Sentences
"the proposal required great boldness" noun
"the plan required great hardiness of heart" noun
"I couldn't believe her boldness" noun
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
timorousness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fearlessness aggressiveness conspicuousness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
adventurousness daredevilry audacity shamelessness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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