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Meanings of boldness in English

Portuguese
ousadia
Catalan
gosadia
Spanish
osadía

The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger.

ousadia
Portuguese
ousadia
Catalan
barra
Spanish
cara

Impudent aggressiveness.

ousadia
Russian
смелость
Portuguese
audácia
Spanish
osadía

Opposite of fear.

Related terms
смелость

The quality of standing out strongly and distinctly.

Synonyms
Examples for "strikingness"
Examples for "strikingness"
1
How striking, from its artful suppression of strikingness, is the first following, and what a wide, easy sweep of well-bred satire it contains!-
Classic French Course in English
Usage of boldness in English
1
Imagination, boldness, and good, old-fashioned hard work keep the good routes coming.
Climbing Magazine
2
Great boldness in facing danger; great prudence in the midst of it.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
3
Perhaps others will learn from the boldness and energy of their approach.
The Guardian
4
The characteristics of the Sabaean are great squareness aud boldness in outline.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
5
Sometimes his success would lie in the very boldness of the attempt.
Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War
6
But reason, under pressure, usually produces prudence when boldness is called for.
Wastelands
7
Be not afraid; pray with boldness, pray with love in thine heart.
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
8
But there swept through his mind an idea fascinating in its boldness.
Bob Chester's Grit; Or, From Ranch to Riches
9
That boldness has kept your part of the world from speaking German.
The Irish Times
10
The hope he had nourished was not unreasonable; his boldness justified itself.
Born in Exile
11
The true mode of success in a business like yours is boldness.
Cord and Creese
12
With boldness he carries the war into the camp of his enemies:
Painted Windows / Studies in Religious Personality
13
His activities widened greatly, and gave evidence of remarkable boldness and originality.
The Guardian
14
Now a plan, astonishing in its boldness, formed itself in his mind.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
15
All the same, he found this new boldness in Una rather disconcerting.
Hidden Warrior
16
His opponents would call it unparalleled recklessness; his supporters, boldness and enterprise.
The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
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Translations for boldness
Portuguese
ousadiaaudácia
Boldness through the time
Boldness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common