[1] For example, in the context of sociability, a bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, or to bend rules of etiquette or politeness.
An excessively bold person could aggressively ask for money, or persistently push someone to fulfill a request.
Boldness as a philosophical virtue was admired by the ancient Greeks.
[2] Boldness may be contrasted with courage in that the latter implies having fear but confronting it.
In behavioral ecology, the shy⟷bold continuum is studied as it exists in humans and certain other species.