adventurous

American  

[ad-ven-cher-uhs] / ædˈvɛn tʃər əs /

adjective

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

   Synonyms:

   venturesome, venturous, daring, bold

2. full of risk; requiring courage; hazardous.

   an adventurous undertaking.

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adventurous British  

/ ədˈvɛntʃərəs /

adjective

1. Also: adventuresome.  daring or enterprising

2. dangerous; involving risk

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Other Word Forms

• adventurously adverb
• adventurousness noun
• nonadventurous adjective
• nonadventurously adverb
• nonadventurousness noun
• unadventurous adjective
• unadventurously adverb
• unadventurousness noun

Etymology

Origin of adventurous

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French aventureus, aventureux; equivalent to adventure ( def. ) + -ous ( def. )

Example Sentences

Yet the nostalgic, and adventurous, part of me misses those insane parties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Go classic with vanilla bean and sour cherries, or get adventurous with rosemary and currant, or even aged cheddar and black pepper.

From Salon

Coming from the German theater scene, which is quite adventurous, I would say we don’t shy away to take the material and do something new with it.

From Los Angeles Times

But those with a real drive to find adventurous art know that treasures await at a pair of other events not far from that behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chiu suffered permanent damage to his hearing and struggled with claustrophobia for years, while Tsui said the ordeal robbed him of his adventurous personality and made him "a different person".

From Barron's

Related Words

• adventuresome
• audacious
• bold
• courageous
• enterprising
• intrepid
• risky