unbold

verb, adj — 3 senses

unbold

verb

Etymology From Middle English unbolde, unbald, from Old English unbeald (“unbold, unconfident, irresolute”), from Proto-Germanic *unbalþaz (“unbold”), equivalent to un- + bold. Cognate with Old High German unbald (“discouraged”).

1

Media, Publishing, Typography To change (text) from a bold typeface to a non-bolded typeface.

unbold

adj

Etymology From Middle English unbolde, unbald, from Old English unbeald (“unbold, unconfident, irresolute”), from Proto-Germanic *unbalþaz (“unbold”), equivalent to un- + bold. Cognate with Old High German unbald (“discouraged”).

1

Not bold; timid.

Derived terms
unboldly

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