boldness

Other forms of boldness

plural

boldnesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boldness

What does boldness mean?

boldness means "the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in boldness?

boldness has 2 syllables: bold-ness. The stress falls on "bold". In IPA it is /ˈboʊldnəs/.

What is another word for boldness?

Close synonyms include daring, hardiness, hardihood, nerve, brass. 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.

What is the opposite of boldness?

The recorded antonyms are timidity.

Is boldness a common word?

boldness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.