Overbold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

improperly forward or bold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚbˈoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəbˈəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəbˈəʊld/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚbˈoʊld/.

Examples

don't be fresh with me
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
an impudent boy given to insulting strangers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impudent sassy fresh wise saucy impertinent smart

Parts of Speech

adjective

improperly forward or bold

“don't be fresh with me”

Word Forms

freshness	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impudence	noun	an impudent statement
sauciness	noun	inappropriate playfulness
sass	noun	an impudent or insolent rejoinder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übertrieben

falsch vorwärts oder fett

🇫🇷French

trop audacieux

mal avancé ou gras

🇪🇸Spanish

temerario

incorrectamente hacia adelante o en negrita

🇮🇹Italian

esagerato

impropriamente avanti o in grassetto

🇳🇱Dutch

overdreven

ongepast naar voren of vetgedrukt

🇵🇹Portuguese

exagerado

encaminhar ou negrito incorretamente

🇷🇺Russian

слишком жирный

неправильно вперед или жирный шрифт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अति बोल्ड

अनुचित रूप से आगे या बोल्ड

🇮🇳Tamil

அதீத துணிச்சலான

தவறாக முன்னோக்கி அல்லது தைரியமாக

🇮🇳Telugu

మితిమీరిన

సరిగ్గా ముందుకు లేదా బోల్డ్

🇮🇳Marathi

जास्त बोल्ड

अयोग्यरित्या पुढे किंवा ठळक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશય

અયોગ્ય રીતે આગળ અથવા બોલ્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾದ

ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ದಪ್ಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർബോൾഡ്

തെറ്റായി മുന്നോട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബോൾഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਬੋਲਡ

ਗਲਤ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਜਾਂ ਬੋਲਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

حد سے زیادہ بولڈ

غلط طریقے سے آگے یا بولڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过分大胆

不当向前或加粗

🇯🇵Japanese

太すぎる

不適切な前方または太字

🇰🇷Korean

지나치게 대담한

부적절하게 앞으로 또는 굵게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

in đậm quá mức

chuyển tiếp hoặc in đậm không đúng cách

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวหนาเกินไป

ไปข้างหน้าหรือตัวหนาไม่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlalu berani

maju atau dicetak tebal dengan tidak tepat

🇲🇾Malay

terlalu tebal

tidak betul ke hadapan atau tebal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفيق

إلى الأمام بشكل غير صحيح أو جريئة

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد پررنگ

به طور نامناسب رو به جلو یا پررنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı kalın

uygunsuz şekilde ileri veya kalın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מודגש יתר על המידה

קדימה או מודגש בצורה לא נכונה

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