adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of boldfaced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boldfaced
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
boldface
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Meaning 2
A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Boldface the due date so they are sure to see it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bold, embolden
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a typeface with thick heavy lines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bold face, bold
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: font, fount, typeface, face, case
verb
Meaning 5
print in boldface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: print, impress
History
Etymology
From bold + face.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: negreta — a font with thicker strokes
- Esperanto: grasa tiparfasono — a font with thicker strokes
- Faroese: feitir stavir — a font with thicker strokes
- Faroese: feitskrift — a font with thicker strokes
- Finnish: lihavointi — a font with thicker strokes
- German: Fettschrift — a font with thicker strokes
- Hindi: मोटे अक्षर (moṭe akṣar) — a font with thicker strokes
- Italian: grassetto — a font with thicker strokes
- Polish: drukowanie techniką bold — a font with thicker strokes
- Portuguese: negrito — a font with thicker strokes
- Russian: жи́рный шрифт (žírnyj šrift) — a font with thicker strokes
- Russian: полужи́рный шрифт (polužírnyj šrift) — a font with thicker strokes
Real reading context