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ad·ven·tur·ous

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–adjective

1.	inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.

2.	full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous: an adventurous undertaking.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME < MF

]

—Related forms

ad·ven·tur·ous·ly, adverb

ad·ven·tur·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. bold, daring, venturous, venturesome.

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ad·ven·tur·ous Audio Help (ād-věn'chər-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises.
Hazardous; risky.

ad·ven'tur·ous·ly adv., ad·ven'tur·ous·ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean inclined to undertake risks: adventurous pioneers; an adventuresome prospector; an audacious explorer; a daredevil test pilot; daring acrobats; a venturesome investor.

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adventurous
adjective
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" [ant: unadventurous]

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adˈventurous adjective

liking or eager for adventure(s)

Arabic:	مَيَّال إلَى المُغَامَرَة
Chinese (Simplified):	喜欢冒险的
Chinese (Traditional):	喜歡冒險的
Czech:	dobrodružný
Danish:	eventyrlysten; dristig; vovelig
Dutch:	avontuurlijk
Estonian:	seiklushimuline
Finnish:	seikkailunhaluinen
French:	aventureux
German:	abenteuerlustig
Greek:	τυχοδιωκτικός, ριψοκίνδυνος
Hungarian:	kalandos
Icelandic:	áræðinn
Indonesian:	suka berpetualangan
Italian:	avventuroso

Japanese:	冒険的な
Korean:	모험을 좋아하는
Latvian:	pārdrošs; riskants; dēkains
Lithuanian:	ieškantis nuotykių, linkęs rizikuoti
Norwegian:	eventyrlysten
Polish:	awanturniczy, ryzykancki
Portuguese (Brazil):	aventureiro
Portuguese (Portugal):	aventureiro
Romanian:	aventuros
Russian:	жаждущий приключений
Slovak:	dobrodružný
Slovenian:	pustolovski
Spanish:	aventurero
Swedish:	äventyrlig, äventyrslysten
Turkish:	macerasever, maceracı

See also: adventurer, adventure

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Adventurous

Ad*ven"tur*ous\, a. [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.

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