boldface

English

A text with a boldface part.

Etymology

bold +‎ face

Noun

boldface (countable and uncountable, plural boldfaces)

1. (typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.

Translations

a font with thicker strokes

• Faroese: feitir stavir m pl, feitskrift f
• German: Fettschrift f
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• Hindi: मोटे अक्षर (moṭe akṣar)
• Italian: grassetto (it) m
• Russian: жи́рный шрифт m (žírnyj šrift), полужи́рный шрифт m (polužírnyj šrift)

Verb

boldface (third-person singular simple present boldfac, present participle ing, simple past and past participle boldfaced)

1. To print or write in a boldfaced font.

   Boldface the due date so they are sure to see it.

Synonyms

• embolden

Related terms

• italic