Definitions for boldface

boldface bold·face

Spelling: [bohld-feys]
IPA: /ˈboʊldˌfeɪs/

Boldface is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 313 anagrams from letters in boldface (abcdeflo).

Definitions for boldface

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)

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

Origin of boldface

First recorded in 1685-95; bold + face

Examples for boldface

Words shown in boldface were originally printed in blackletter (gothic) type.

The bottom of the panel gave the Road Commissioner's name in boldface with Houghton's name below in slightly smaller print.

Note: Unusual words that are playable in Scrabble appear in this article in boldface.

In the body of the Dictionary, italics and boldface are as in the original.

Some in-line paragraph headings are in boldface and some are in italics; this emphasis has been retained.

The boldface names at the event were all Democrats: Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter spoke.

On another page appeared a paragraph in boldface type announcing the discovery of a new star in the literary heavens.

Let me put this in boldface: Heritage's cost estimates are driven not primarily by welfare, but by healthcare.

The boldface fashion houses have not had an easy time during Paris fashion  shows.

Based on references to datable external events (shown here in boldface), the story covers at least ten years.

Word Value for boldface
Scrable

16

Words with friends

19

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