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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "bold",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France."
},
{
"text": "Few people have been bold enough to criticize the manager."
},
{
"text": "a bold and fearless warrior"
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in a thick, dark type",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Highlight the important words in bold type."
},
{
"text": "bold lettering"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "that can be easily seen; having a strong clear appearance",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the bold outline of a mountain against the sky"
},
{
"text": "She paints with bold strokes of the brush."
},
{
"text": "The furniture was painted in bold, primary colours."
},
{
"text": "a bold black and yellow sign"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used especially when politely asking a question or making a suggestion which you hope will not offend anyone (although it may criticize them slightly)",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "If I may be so bold as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations…"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "without showing any respect, shame or fear",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She marched in here, bold as brass, and demanded a pay rise."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊld/",
"audio": "bo/bold/bold__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊld/",
"audio": "bo/bold/bold__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’."
}