The difference between Bold and Foolhardy
When used as adjectives, bold means courageous, daring, whereas foolhardy means marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger.
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 Foolhardy
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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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Foolhardy as an adjective:
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.