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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-bold
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change (text) from a bold typeface to a non-bolded typeface.

Transitive verb

adj

Not bold; timid.

adj

Not bold.

Etymology

From Middle English unbolde, unbald, from Old English unbeald (“unbold, unconfident, irresolute”), from Proto-Germanic *unbalþaz (“unbold”), equivalent to un- + bold. Cognate with Old High German unbald (“discouraged”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbolds (present, singular) unbolding (participle, present) unbolded (participle, past) unbolded (past) more unbold (comparative) most unbold (superlative)

Derived Forms

unboldly

Questions

What does unbold mean?
To change (text) from a bold typeface to a non-bolded typeface.
Where does unbold come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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