boldface

Questions about boldface

What does boldface mean?

boldface means "a typeface with thick heavy lines". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in boldface?

boldface has 2 syllables: bold-face. The stress falls on "bold". In IPA it is /ˈboʊldˌfeɪs/.

What is another word for boldface?

Close synonyms include bold face, bold. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boldface a common word?

boldface is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with boldface?

7 words rhyme with boldface. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.