adventurous
Meanings
Adjective
- willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
- "adventurous pioneers"
Adj
- Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
- Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous.
Synonyms
adventuresome, dareful, daring, enterprising, foolhardy, hazardous, on the go, presumptuous, rash, restless, venturesome
Antonyms
nervous, safe, shy, timid, unadventurous
Scrabble Score: 15
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