Courage; bravery; intrepidity; spirit; fearlessness. I cannot, with Johnson, interpret this word by fortitude or magnanimity. Boldness does not, I think, imply the firmness of mind, which constitutes fortitude, nor the elevation and generosity of magnanimity.

Prominence; the quality of exceeding the ordinary rules of scrupulous nicety and caution; applied to style, expression, and metaphors in language; and to figures in painting, sculpture and architecture.

Freedom from timidity; liberty: . Great is my boldness of speech towards you. 2 Corinthians 7:4.

Confidence; confident trust. We have boldness and access with confidence. Ephesians 3:12.

Freedom from bashfulness; assurance; confident mien.

Prominence; steepness; as the boldness of the shore.

Excess of freedom, bordering on impudence.