boldface

[bohld-feys]

noun

1. type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface

adjective

1. typeset or printed in boldface.

verb (used with object)

boldfaced, boldfacing 

1. to mark (copy) to be set in boldface.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boldface¹

First recorded in 1685–95; bold + face

Example Sentences

It’s also been reported that Bondi promptly fired him, issuing a Trumpian statement in boldface, italics, all caps, different font sizes and various colors:

From Salon

“White Rabbit Red Rabbit” doesn’t need boldface names, but it does depend on the curiosity of ordinary theatergoers.

From Los Angeles Times

But Specktor is trying to do something subtler and more slippery than cataloging boldfaced names and bellyaching about how commerce has strangled art.

From Los Angeles Times

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter’s memoir, ‘When the Going Was Good,’ chronicles the glamour, the power and the boldface names from the golden age of magazine publishing.

From Los Angeles Times

Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, described the morning’s protest as “boldfaced bigotry” and called on law enforcement to investigate and prosecutors to charge those responsible, in a statement shared on X.

From Los Angeles Times

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