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guile | bold |

As nouns the difference between guile and bold

is that guile is (uncountable) astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception while bold is (obsolete) a dwelling; habitation; building.

As verbs the difference between guile and bold

is that guile is to deceive, to beguile while bold is to make (a font or some text) bold.

As an adjective bold is

courageous, daring.

guile

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 24 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was a result that owed a lot to a moment of guile from Ramires but more to a display of guts from the Brazilian and his team-mates after Terry's needless dismissal eight minutes before half-time for driving a knee into the back of Alexis Sanchez off the ball.}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=Estonia were struggling to get to grips with the game while Ireland were showing a composure and guile that demonstrated their experience in play-off ties.}}
  • Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
  • * 'The Bible - King James Version: John 1:47
    • Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile !

    Verb

    (guil)
  • to deceive, to beguile

    • Derived terms

    * beguile * guileful * guileless

    Related terms

    * wile

    References

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    bold

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bold, from (etyl) bold, blod, bolt, .

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
    • Related terms
    * *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) bold, bald, beald, from (etyl) bald, .

    Adjective

    (boldness) (er)
  • Courageous, daring.
  • *, chapter=22
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.}}
  • * 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
    • It would be extraordinarily bold of me to give it a try after seeing what has happened to you.
  • (of a font) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
  • Presumptuous.
  • * 1748 , (David Hume), Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 9.
    • even the boldest and most affirmative philosophy, that has ever attempted to impose its crude dictates and principles on mankind.
    Synonyms
    * (courageous) audacious, brave, courageous, daring, forward * See also
    Related terms
    * embolden

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make (a font or some text) bold.
  • (obsolete) To make bold or daring.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) To become bold.
    • (Webster 1913) ----