What does adventurous mean?
Definitions for adventurous
ædˈvɛn tʃər əsad·ven·tur·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
adventurous, adventuresomeadjective
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
"adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
Wiktionary
adventurousadjective
Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.
adventurousadjective
Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Adventurousadjective
Etymology: adventureux, Fr.
At land and sea, in many a doubtful fight,
Was never known a more advent’rous knight;
Who oftner drew his sword, and always for the right. John Dryden, Hind and Panther.But I’ve already troubled you too long,
Nor dare attempt a more advent’rous song.
My humble verse demands a softer theme;
A painted meadow, or a purling stream. Addison.
Wikipedia
adventurous
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities.
ChatGPT
adventurous
Adventurous is an adjective used to describe someone who is willing to take risks, try new things, explore unknown territories, or engage in exciting activities. It often refers to individuals who are eager for unusual or challenging experiences and have a bold, innovative, or outgoing personality.
Webster Dictionary
Adventurousnoun
inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons
Adventurousnoun
full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adventurous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adventurous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of adventurous in a Sentence
I think Alaska just called to him because it is such an incredibly remote, adventurous place. It really suited his personality.
I didn’t want to leave my family as much, I wasn’t used to it. Remember, that was the first time I’d ever been out of the country, or out of the south, because I’d been to the States on my own, I think I was maybe a little bit more adventurous in terms of I was willing to take a bit more of a risk and travel and do something different.
Tate was a fiercely independent, adventurous soul who loved the mountains, we find some solace in knowing she passed in a place she loved.
Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain, gaining new and wider views, discovering unexpected connections between our starting points and its rich environment. But the point from which we started out still exists and can be seen, although it appears smaller and forms a tiny part of our broad view gained by the mastery of the obstacles on our adventurous way up.
We have seen all types of people searching for adventurous experiences, and it validates that RVs are a better way to have an adventure when you’re traveling and want to be fully immersed in the experience of the open road and destinations.
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- مغامرArabic
- опасен, авантюристичен, рискованBulgarian
- aventurerCatalan, Valencian
- dobrodružnýCzech
- abenteuerlich, abenteuerlustigGerman
- aventuremaEsperanto
- aventurado, aventurero, intrépido, arriesgadoSpanish
- abenturazaleBasque
- پرماجراPersian
- seikkailunhaluinen, uskaliasFinnish
- hasardeux, aventureuxFrench
- aventureiroGalician
- הרפתקניHebrew
- kalandosHungarian
- 冒険的, 冒険好きJapanese
- abenteuerlechLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- eventyrligNorwegian
- avontuurlijk, ondernemend, gewaagdDutch
- eventyrlegNorwegian Nynorsk
- eventyrlystenNorwegian
- pełen przygódPolish
- aventureiroPortuguese
- авантю́рный, опа́сный, авантюристи́чный, риско́ванныйRussian
- äventyrligSwedish
- serüvenli, maceraperest, tehlikeliTurkish
- ventürikVolapük
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