Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boldfaced

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: bold-faced
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.

adj

Important, prominent.

adj

Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.

verb

simple past and past participle of boldface

Example Sentences

"boldface(d) names"
"He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise."
"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."
"He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly."

Etymology

From bold + faced.

Inflected Forms

more boldfaced (comparative) most boldfaced (superlative) bold-faced (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonboldfaced

Phrases

non-boldfaced

Synonyms

bold boldface heavy barefaced

Questions

What does boldfaced mean?: Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Where does boldfaced come from?: From bold + faced.

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