Bold vs. Cocky
Difference Between Bold and Cocky
Bold➦
Fearless and daring; courageous
a bold leader.
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Cocky➦
Overly self-assertive or self-confident.
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Bold➦
Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring
a bold voyage to unknown lands.
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Cocky➦
Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
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Bold➦
Unduly forward and brazen; impudent
a bold, sassy child.
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Cocky➦
Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a man.
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Bold➦
Strikingly different or unconventional; arresting or provocative
"[He] laid out a bold, new vision for America's leading universities" (Jerome Karabel).
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Cocky➦
A (familiar name for a) cockatoo.
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Bold➦
Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous
bold colors.
a bold pattern.
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Cocky➦
; (by extension) any farmer or owner of rural land.
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Bold➦
Strong or pronounced; prominent
the bold flavor of ginger.
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Cocky➦
To operate a small-scale farm.
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Bold➦
Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain
"The two walk along the high, bold, rocky shore" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
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Cocky➦
Pert.
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Bold➦
(Printing) Boldface.
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Cocky➦
overly self-confident or self-assertive;
a very cocky young man
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Bold➦
(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
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Bold➦
Courageous, daring.
Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
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Bold➦
Visually striking; conspicuous.
the painter's bold use of colour and outline
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Bold➦
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
The last word of this sentence is bold.
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Bold➦
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
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Bold➦
(Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.
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Bold➦
Full-bodied.
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Bold➦
(Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
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Bold➦
Steep or abrupt.
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Bold➦
(transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.
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Bold➦
To make bold or daring.
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Bold➦
To become bold or brave.
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Bold➦
Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Throngs of knights and barons bold.
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Bold➦
Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.
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Bold➦
In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice.
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Bold➦
Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold.
The cathedral church is a very bold work.
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Bold➦
Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.
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Bold➦
Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.
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Bold➦
To make bold or daring.
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Bold➦
To be or become bold.
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Bold➦
a typeface with thick heavy lines
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Bold➦
fearless and daring;
bold settlers on some foreign shore
a bold speech
a bold adventure
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Bold➦
clear and distinct;
bold handwriting
a figure carved in bold relief
a bold design
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Bold➦
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
a bluff headland
where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
a sheer descent of rock
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