VENTURESOME
audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous
(adjective) disposed to venture or take risks; “audacious visions of the total conquest of space”; “an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas”; “the most daring of contemporary fiction writers”; “a venturesome investor”; “a venturous spirit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
venturesome (comparative more venturesome, superlative most venturesome)
Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
Potentially hazardous; risky.
Synonyms
• daring
Antonyms
• cautious
• timid
Source: Wiktionary
Ven"ture*some, a.
Definition: Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous;
bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act.
– Ven"ture*some*ly, adv.
– Ven"ture*some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition