Boldfaced
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Boldfaced is an adjective meaning (typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Meaning
(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Important, prominent.
- (figurative) Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.
- simple past and past participle of boldface
Example Sentences
boldface(d) names
He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.
During a visit to Britain, the US president contradicted Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister claimed it was a “bold-faced lie” to say Israel was causing hunger in Gaza.
Word Forms
- bold-faced
Synonyms for boldfaced
Depending on context, synonyms include bold, boldface, heavy, barefaced.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bold-faced, straight-faced, brass, brazen, bold, impudent.
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