# boldness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈboʊldnəs/ · frequency rank #32,707

## Definitions
1. The state of being bold; courage.
2. presumptuousness
3. The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

## Etymology
From Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold + -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, bauldness (“boldness”).

## Easily confused with
- **baldness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baldness-vs-boldness)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bboldness`, `blodness`, `bodlness`, `bolddness`, `boldenss`, `boldnes`, `boldnness`, `boldnses`, `bolldness`, `bolndess`, `obldness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boldness