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boldness

/ˈbəʊldnəs/BOHLD-nuhs
/ˈboʊldnəs/BOHLD-nuhs

Meaningthe state of being bold

Common meaning: bravery

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbealdsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishboldsource
  3. Englishbold‘brave and confident’
  4. Englishformed in English from boldboldness‘bravery’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from bold + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BOLD, p.69 · scan

Source words

  • beald Old English · source word “brave and confident”

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