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



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