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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unbold en · 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”).

Meanings

  1. Not bold; timid.
  2. Not bold.

Forms

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most unbold Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unbold Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unboldly

unbold en · 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”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To change (text) from a bold typeface to a non-bolded typeface.

Forms

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unbolds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unbolded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbolded Tense=Past lexicographic
unbolding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic