boldness

Fernald has no entry of its own for boldness; he lists it under assurance, effrontery, impudence, pertness.

Where he writes about it:

In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness. — from assurance

Boldness is forward-stepping courage, spoken of with reference to the presence and observation of others; boldness, in the good sense, is courage viewed from the outside; but the word is frequently used in an unfavorable sense to indicate a lack of proper sensitiveness and modesty. — from effrontery