boldfaced

See also: bold-faced

English

Etymology 1

From bold +‎ faced.[1]

Alternative forms

Adjective

boldfaced (comparative more boldfaced, superlative most boldfaced)

  1. (typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
    Synonyms: bold, boldface, heavy
  2. (by extension) Important, prominent.
    Synonym: boldface
    boldface(d) names
  3. (figurative) Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.
    Synonym: barefaced
    He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
    • 2025 July 28, Eleni Courea, Libby Brooks, quoting Benjamin Netanyahu, “Trump acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza and tells Israel to let in ‘every ounce of food’”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      During a visit to Britain, the US president contradicted Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister claimed it was a “bold-faced lie” to say Israel was causing hunger in Gaza.
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Etymology 2

From boldface +‎ -ed.

Verb

boldfaced

  1. simple past and past participle of boldface
    He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.

References

  1. ^ “bold-faced, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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