adventurous
1adventurous — adventurous, venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy denote in common courting danger or exposing oneself to danger in a greater degree than is required for courage. One who is adventurous is inclined to adventure; the word may… …
2Adventurous — 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. [1913… …
3adventurous — index aleatory (perilous), imprudent, impulsive (rash) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4adventurous — (adj.) mid 14c., hazardous (also occurring by chance, late 14c.), from O.Fr. aventuros chance, accidental, fortuitous; of persons, devoted to adventure (Mod.Fr. aventureux), from aventure (see ADVENTURE (Cf. adventure)). Sense evolution is… …
5adventurous — [adj] daring, risk taking adventuresome, audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dangerous, daredevil, enterprising, foolhardy, hazardous, headstrong, intrepid, rash, reckless, risky, temerarious, venturesome, venturous; concepts 404,542 Ant. careful …
6adventurous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ open to or involving new or daring methods or experiences. DERIVATIVES adventurously adverb adventurousness noun …
7adventurous — [ad ven′chər əs, ədven′chər əs] adj. [ME aventurous < OFr aventuros < aventure, ADVENTURE] 1. fond of adventure; willing to take chances; daring 2. full of danger; risky adventurously adv. adventurousness n …
8adventurous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. disposed to seek adventure or to cope with the new and unknown < an adventurous explorer > b. innovative < an adventurous artistic style > 2. characterized by unknown dangers and risks < …
9adventurous — [[t]ædve̱ntʃərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas. Warren was an adventurous businessman... The menu seemed far more… …
10adventurous — ad|ven|tur|ous [ əd ventʃərəs ] adjective 1. ) eager to try new or exciting things: He s much more adventurous than his younger brother. recipes for the more adventurous cook a ) containing new and exciting things: In 1919 Cooper moved into the… …
