bold Copy link Outline I. Possessing courage1. ănĭmōsus2. audax, ācis (usu. of reckless, evil daring, whether of persons or of actions)3. audens, entis (rare, and only of persons)4. fĕrox, ōcis (i. e. high-spirited, martial, q. v.II. Of expressionIII. Prominent, projecting • bold: I. Possessing courage: 1. ănĭmōsus: v. spirited. 2. audax, ācis (usu. of reckless, evil daring, whether of persons or of actions): what second man is b.er than I? qui me alter est audacior homo? Pl.: b.er for crime, ad facinus audacior, Cic.: b. to endure all things, a. omnia perpeti, Hor.: a b. deed, a. facinus, Ter. 3. audens, entis (rare, and only of persons): Virg.: Tac. 4. fĕrox, ōcis (i. e. high-spirited, martial, q. v.: only of persons): b. in war, f. bello, Hor.: b. in warfare, f. ad bellandum, Liv. II. Of expression: novel, striking: audax: b. dithyrambs, a. dithyrambi, Hor.: b. hyperbole, a. hyperbole, Quint. III. Prominent, projecting: q. v.: prōmĭnens.
BOLD Copy link • BOLDaudens (in any one instance, and only in a good sense): audax (permanently, and in a good or bad sense, mostly in the latter): impavidus. intrepidus; fidens (confident, assured): confideus (confident, in a bad sense): temerarius (rash): impudens, impudicus (without shame or modesty): procax, protervus (forward, in a noisy, troublesome, reckless way; procax especially in words, protervus in actions): petulans (attacking others with raillery, etc., without any consideration): lascivus (forward, from high animal spirits; also, wanton). Bold (in language), procax lingua. Bold (language, sermo procax or procaciter ortus. Projecting, prominentior. Very bold, summae audaciae, singulari audacia. A bold poet, poeta andax: thought, sententia audax: metaphor, verbum audacins or altius translatum. To be bold (to say, etc.), andere (with infinitive). You are a bold beggar, satis audacter petis. A bold brow, os ferreum: a bold fellow, homo perfrictae frontis (both in a bad sense).