Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultrabold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-bold
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bolder than a typical bold typeface.

Example Sentences

"Many commercial typefaces come in an "ultrabold" or "heavy bold" weight that is even larger than the regular bold available on the Mac. You can create ultrabold lettering in MacPaint as follows […]"
"In England, a classification standard has been developed that contains eight weights: extralight, light, semilight, medium, semibold, bold, extrabold, and ultrabold."
"In Frutiger LT, for instance, the lowercase a of the regular font features a rather round curve terminal compared to a fairly flat one in the ultrabold font."

Etymology

From ultra- + bold.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ultra

Inflected Forms

more ultrabold (comparative) most ultrabold (superlative)

Questions

What does ultrabold mean?: Bolder than a typical bold typeface.
Where does ultrabold come from?: From ultra- + bold.

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