ADVENTUROUS

adventurous, adventuresome

(adjective) willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; “adventurous pioneers”; “the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

adventurous (comparative more adventurous, superlative most adventurous)

(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.

(of an, act or product) Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.

Synonyms

• (inclined to adventure): enterprising, daring, dareful, venturesome, on the go, restless

• (full of hazard): rash, foolhardy, presumptuous, hazardous

Antonyms

• (inclined to adventure): nervous

• (full of hazard): safe

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*ven"tur*ous, a. Etym: [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF. aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons. Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. Milton.

2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.

Syn.

– Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring; hazardous; venturesome. See Rash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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