"overboldness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əʊvəˈbəʊldnəs/ [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English overboldnesse, equivalent to over- + boldness, after overbold. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overboldnesse}} Middle English overboldnesse, {{af|en|over-|boldness}} over- + boldness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overboldness (uncountable)
  1. The state or fact of being too bold; audacity. Tags: uncountable
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