boldfaced

See also: bold-faced

English

Etymology 1

From bold +‎ faced.

Alternative forms

• bold-faced

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.

Derived terms

• non-boldfaced, nonboldfaced

Translations

impudent, brazen

• Irish: aghaidh-dhána
• Polish: zuchwały (pl), bezwstydny (pl)

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.