ETYM Old Eng. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, Old High Germ. bald, Mid. High Germ. balt, Dutch boud, Goth. balthei boldness, Italian baldo. In German there remains only bald, adv. soon. Related to Bawd.
1. Clear and distinct.
2. Fearless and daring.
3. Marked by excessive confidence; SYN. cocksure, overconfident, positive.
4. Willing to take risks and try new things; SYN. venturesome.
ETYM An aphetic form of Old Eng. and Old Fren. apert open, known, true, free, or impudent. Related to Apert.
Bold; forward; impudent; saucy.
1. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent
2. Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent
Boldly, insolently, in an impudent manner; in an lively manner, in an energetic manner