Bold vs. Foolhardy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bold and Foolhardy
Definitions
Bold➦
Fearless and daring; courageous
A bold leader.
Foolhardy➦
Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash.
Bold➦
Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring
A bold voyage to unknown lands.
Foolhardy➦
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
Bold➦
Unduly forward and brazen; impudent
A bold, sassy child.
Foolhardy➦
A person who is foolhardy.
Bold➦
Strikingly different or unconventional; arresting or provocative
"[He] laid out a bold, new vision for America's leading universities" (Jerome Karabel).
Foolhardy➦
Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.
Bold➦
Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous
Bold colors.
A bold pattern.
Foolhardy➦
Marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
Foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
Became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans
A reckless driver
A rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center
Bold➦
Strong or pronounced; prominent
The bold flavor of ginger.
Bold➦
Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain
"The two walk along the high, bold, rocky shore" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
Bold➦
(Printing) Boldface.
Bold➦
(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
Bold➦
Courageous, daring.
Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
Bold➦
Visually striking; conspicuous.
The painter's bold use of colour and outline
Bold➦
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
The last word of this sentence is bold.
Bold➦
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
Bold➦
(Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.
Bold➦
Full-bodied.
Bold➦
(Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
Bold➦
Steep or abrupt.
Bold➦
(transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.
Bold➦
To make bold or daring.
Bold➦
To become bold or brave.
Bold➦
Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Throngs of knights and barons bold.
Bold➦
Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.
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.
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.
Bold➦
Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.
Bold➦
Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.
Bold➦
To make bold or daring.
Bold➦
To be or become bold.
Bold➦
A typeface with thick heavy lines
Bold➦
Fearless and daring;
Bold settlers on some foreign shore
A bold speech
A bold adventure
Bold➦
Clear and distinct;
Bold handwriting
A figure carved in bold relief
A bold design
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
