boldness.

1. Confidence and willingness to act despite risk, opposition, or social expectations.

2. A strongly noticeable visual quality produced by clear shapes, vivid colors, or heavy lines.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• the boldness of a proposal
• remarkable boldness
• act with boldness

On the page

The boldness of her proposal unsettled colleagues who had expected a cautious compromise.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: usually uncountable in these senses; no ordinary plural. Writing functions: character, evaluation, visual description. Commonness: moderately common. Human daring and visual force separated.