"boldfaced" meaning in English

See boldfaced in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more boldfaced [comparative], most boldfaced [superlative], bold-faced [alternative]
Etymology: From bold + faced. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bold|faced}} bold + faced Head templates: {{en-adj}} boldfaced (comparative more boldfaced, superlative most boldfaced)
  1. (typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance. Synonyms: bold, boldface, heavy
    Sense id: en-boldfaced-en-adj--Epxed8r Categories (other): Typography, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 49 14 27 10 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 14 27 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 12 26 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 14 29 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 7 28 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 30 26 27 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 10 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 15 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 8 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 7 27 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 14 25 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 61 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 21 24 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  2. (by extension) Important, prominent. Tags: broadly Synonyms: boldface
    Sense id: en-boldfaced-en-adj-IR5YtPzW Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 30 26 27 18
  3. (figurative) Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: barefaced Translations (impudent, brazen): aghaidh-dhána (Irish), zuchwały (Polish), bezwstydny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-boldfaced-en-adj-ceJ52SJi Categories (other): English eggcorns, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 30 26 27 18 Disambiguation of 'impudent, brazen': 18 3 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-boldfaced, nonboldfaced
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English boldface English -ed English boldfaced From boldface + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|boldface|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English boldface English -ed English boldfaced From boldface + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} boldfaced
  1. simple past and past participle of boldface Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: boldface
    Sense id: en-boldfaced-en-verb-WrYdvViJ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 30 26 27 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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