🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

굵은 글씨의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gulk-eun geulssi-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Boldfaced/ˈboʊld.feɪst/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"중요한 단어는 굵은 글씨로 표시되어 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Printed in letters with thick, heavy strokes, typically used for emphasis or headings in typography.

    "Make sure the key terms in the glossary are boldfaced so they stand out."
As verb
  1. 1

    The past tense and past participle of boldface, meaning to format text using thick, heavy strokes.

    "She boldfaced the important deadlines in the project schedule."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the compound noun 'boldface', combining 'bold' (from Old English 'bald', meaning courageous or prominent) and 'face' (referring to the surface of a printing type). The adjective form emerged in typography during the late 19th century to describe type printed with thick, heavy strokes for emphasis.

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