different between heroism vs boldness

English

Etymology

From French héroïsme.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?????z?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??o??z?m/

Noun

heroism (countable and uncountable, plural heroisms)

1. The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:goodness

Related terms

• hero
• heroic
• heroics
• heroine

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “heroism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Moshier, heirmos, more-ish, moreish

English

Etymology

From Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold +? -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, bauldness (“boldness”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bo?ldn?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??ldn?s/
• Hyphenation: bold?ness

Noun

boldness (usually uncountable, plural boldnesses)

1. The state of being bold; courage.
   • 1906, Rudyard Kipling, Puck of Pook's Hill

     Then he warmed to it, and smoothly set out all his shifts, malices, and treacheries, his extreme boldnesses (he was desperate bold); his retreats, shufflings, and counterfeitings (he was also inconceivably a coward) […]

2. presumptuousness
3. (typography) The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:courage

Translations

Anagrams

• bondless