boldly

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UK/ˈbəʊldli/UK[ˈbɒʊldli]US/ˈboʊldli/

adverb

In a bold manner; with confidence.

“to boldly go where no man has gone before”

OriginMiddle English boldely ← Old English bealdlīċe →
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Meanings

adverbboldly (comparative boldlier or more boldly, superlative boldliest or most boldly)

comparative boldlier · comparative more boldly · superlative boldliest · superlative most boldly · alternative bouldly

  1. In a bold manner; with confidence.

    to boldly go where no man has gone before

    1 more example

    Postcards that are billboardlike communications with an immediate message stated boldly and creatively.

    2000, Mark Oldach, Creativity for graphic designers

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
daringlyventuresomely

Origin

  1. Old Englishbealdlīċe“boldly, earnestly”
  2. Middle Englishboldely
  3. Englishboldly

From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly, earnestly”), equivalent to bold + -ly.

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Translations

Ancient Greek τολμηρῶς
  • τολμηρῶς (tolmērôs)in a bold manner
Bulgarian дръзко
  • дръзко (drăzko)in a bold manner
Chinese Mandarin 大膽地 /大胆地
  • 大膽地 /大胆地 (dàdǎn de)in a bold manner
Dutch boudweg
  • boudwegin a bold manner
Esperanto aŭdace
  • aŭdacein a bold manner
Finnish rohkeasti, röyhkeästi
  • rohkeastiin a bold manner
  • röyhkeästiin a bold manner
French hardiment
  • hardimentin a bold manner
German kühn, tapfer
  • kühnin a bold manner
  • tapferin a bold manner
Greek τολμηρά
  • τολμηρά (tolmirá)in a bold manner
Italian arditamente, coraggiosamente
  • arditamentein a bold manner
  • coraggiosamentein a bold manner
  • valentementein a bold manner
  • audacementein a bold manner
  • sfrontatamentein a bold manner
Japanese 大胆に
  • 大胆に (daitan ni)in a bold manner
Latin audaciter, audacter
  • audaciterin a bold manner
  • audacterin a bold manner
Polish śmiało, odważnie
  • śmiałoin a bold manner
  • odważniein a bold manner
Portuguese audazmente
  • audazmentein a bold manner
Russian сме́ло, хра́бро
  • сме́ло (smélo)in a bold manner
  • хра́бро (xrábro)in a bold manner
  • отва́жно (otvážno)in a bold manner
  • до́блестно (dóblestno)in a bold manner
Spanish audazmente, valientemente
  • audazmentein a bold manner
  • valientementein a bold manner
Cite this entry
APA

boldly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boldly

MLA

“boldly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boldly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boldly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boldly.

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