unbold

English

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”).

Verb

unbold (third-person singular simple present unbolds, present participle unbolding, simple past and past participle unbolded)

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

Adjective

unbold (comparative more unbold, superlative most unbold)

1. Not bold; timid.
2. (typography) Not bold.

Derived terms

• unboldly

Anagrams

• blound