/ædvɛˈnʧɚsʌm/ - [atdvenchersum] - ad•ven•ture•some
We found 4 definitions of adventuresome from 4 different sources.
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adventuresome - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" | ||
adventurous | ||
unadventurous lacking in boldness | ||
bold fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" | ||
courageous, brave possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" | ||
incautious carelessly failing to exercise proper caution; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs" | ||
venturesome, venturous, daring, audacious 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" | ||
sporting involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood" |