boldface

ˈboʊldˌfeɪs

Definition of boldface - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

typography

TECH.

type style with thick dark lines

TECH.

The title was printed in boldface to stand out.

bold

Verb

tr.

typography

TECH.

apply a bold typeface to text

TECH.

She boldface the title for emphasis.

embolden

highlight

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boldface type

letters or characters printed darker and thicker than normal

The title was printed in boldface type.

in boldface

adv.

shown using thick dark letters to make words stand out

Key terms are printed in boldface to draw the reader's attention.

Origin of boldface

Old English, bold (brave) + face (appearance)

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embolden

typography

format text in boldface

make bold

typography

emphasize text by making it boldface

Examples of boldface in a sentence

The headings were all in boldface for clarity.
I need to boldface the headings in this document.
Please boldface the keywords in the text.

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French:gras, grasser, ...
German:Fettschrift, fett drucken, ...
Italian:grassetto, evidenziare, ...
Spanish:letra negrita, poner en negrita, ...
Portuguese:negrito, negritar, ...
Chinese:粗体, 加粗, ...
Japanese:ボールドフェイス, 太字にする, ...
Arabic:خَطّ عَرِيض, عَرَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:אוֹתִיּוֹת מוּדְגָּשׁוֹת, לְהַדְגִּישׁ, ...
Russian:жирный шрифт, выделять полужирным, ...
Ukrainian:жирний шрифт, виділяти, ...
Hindi:बोल्डफेस, बोल्डफेस करना, ...
Bengali:বোল্ডফেস, গাঢ় করা, ...
Catalan:negreta, ennegrir, ...
Czech:tučné písmo, tučně vyznačit, ...
Danish:fed skrift, fremhæve, ...
Dutch:vetgedrukt, vet maken, ...
Greek:έντονη γραφή, κάνω έντονη γραμματοσειρά, ...
Hungarian:félkövér, félkövérrel szedni, ...
Khmer:អក្សរដិត, ដាក់អក្សរដិត, ...
Korean:볼드체, 굵게 표시하다, ...
Persian:حروف ضخیم, ضخیم کرد, ...
Polish:pogrubienie, pogrubiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):negrito, negritar, ...
Romanian:caractere aldine, a îngroșa, ...
Swedish:fetstil, fetstila, ...
Thai:ตัวหนา, ใช้ตัวหนา, ...
Turkish:kalın yazı, kalın yazmak, ...
Vietnamese:chữ đậm, in đậm, ...

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Verb

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