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💪 Made confident 🅱️ In bold type
emboldened

emboldened

4.1
Text made darker and thicker to stand out
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈboʊldənd/
translation icon : en negrita
  • The title was emboldened to attract attention.

Examples

  • In the report, several emboldened terms signalled important dates and deadlines for the team.

  • Please make the important points emboldened in your report.

  • The heading was emboldened to draw readers' eyes to the key point on the page.

  • Editors left the emboldened caption unchanged because it improved readability on mobile screens.

  • The heading was emboldened to draw readers' eyes to the key point on the page.

  • In the report, several emboldened terms signalled important dates and deadlines for the team.

  • Editors left the emboldened caption unchanged because it improved readability on mobile screens.

Synonyms

emphasized
vsemboldened
  • US
3.7

Said or shown in a way that makes it stand out as important

uses bold visual formatting rather than spoken or expressive stress

How Emphasised

emboldened
4.1
italic
1 4.3
plain
264 1.0

Surface Forms

emboldened positive

Morphology

emboldened = embolden (transparent) = em + bold + en + ed

The formation 'em- + bold + -en' gives the verb 'embolden' (to make bold), and -ed marks the result; the meaning 'made bold (in type)' follows directly.

Etymology

The word emboldened is formed from em- 'make' and bold 'strong or clear', and it was used for text because making letters 'bold' makes them stand out on the page. That's why an emboldened heading looks darker or stronger to draw attention.