The difference between Bold and Doughty
When used as adjectives, bold means courageous, daring, whereas doughty means brave.
Bold is also noun with the meaning: a dwelling.
Bold is also verb with the meaning: to make (a font or some text) bold.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bold and Doughty
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Bold as a noun (obsolete):
A dwelling; habitation; building.
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Bold as an adjective:
Courageous, daring.
Examples:
"'Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals."
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Bold as an adjective (typography, of, _, typefaces):
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
Examples:
"The last word of this sentence is bold."
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Bold as an adjective:
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
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Bold as an adjective (Ireland):
naughty, insolent, badly-behaved
Examples:
"All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told."
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Bold as an adjective:
Full-bodied.
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Bold as an adjective (Philippines):
naked, pornographic
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Bold as a verb (transitive):
To make (a font or some text) bold.
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Bold as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To make bold or daring.
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Bold as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To become bold.
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Doughty as an adjective:
Brave; bold; courageous; valiant; intrepid; stouthearted; fearless.
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Doughty as an adjective:
Hardy; strenuous; dauntless; resolute.