Dictionary

adventurous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/ (US)
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Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous.

Meanings

1. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
   • The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects as chefs put bugs back on the menu”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2021, page 32:
2. (of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
   • North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA. 2025 April 28, Helen Regan, Michael Rios, Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister, “Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025:
   • take an adventurous viewpoint

Forms

Antonyms

timid (antonym(s) of “inclined to adventure”) · nervous (antonym(s) of “inclined to adventure”) · unadventurous (antonym(s) of “inclined to adventure”) · safe (antonym(s) of “full of hazard”) · shy (antonym(s) of “inclined to adventure”)

Deriveds

overadventurous · adventurousness · inadventurous · adventurously · adventurous sport · nonadventurous

Relateds

adventuresome · adventure · adventurer · adventurism

Synonyms

presumptuous (full of hazard) · restless (inclined to adventure) · rash (full of hazard) · venturesome (inclined to adventure) · dareful (inclined to adventure) · foolhardy (full of hazard) · adventuresome (inclined to adventure) · venturesome (full of hazard) · hazardous (full of hazard) · enterprising (inclined to adventure) · daring (inclined to adventure) · on the go (inclined to adventure)

Translations (70)

enm aventurous (full of hazard) · ca aventurer (inclined to adventure) · de abenteuerlich (full of hazard) · cs dobrodružný (full of hazard) · fi seikkailunhaluinen (inclined to adventure) · de abenteuerhungrig (inclined to adventure) · tr tehlikeli (full of hazard) · hi साहसिक (inclined to adventure) · lb abenteuerlech (inclined to adventure) · bg рискован (inclined to adventure) · ru риско́ванный (full of hazard) · ru авантюристи́чный (inclined to adventure) · da eventyrslysten (inclined to adventure) · de abenteuerdurstig (inclined to adventure) · es intrépido (inclined to adventure) · hu kalandos (full of hazard) · pl śmiały (inclined to adventure) · nn eventyrleg (full of hazard) · ru авантю́рный (inclined to adventure) · mi mātātoa (inclined to adventure) · nb eventyrlig (full of hazard) · he הרפתקני (inclined to adventure) · de abenteuersüchtig (inclined to adventure) · nl gewaagd (full of hazard) · ast aventureru (inclined to adventure) · pt aventureiro (inclined to adventure) · nl avontuurlijk (inclined to adventure) · ru риско́ванный (inclined to adventure) · pl żądny przygód (inclined to adventure) · fr aventureux (inclined to adventure) · ar مُغَامِر (inclined to adventure) · ja 冒険好きな (inclined to adventure) · pt aventuroso (full of hazard) · lt drąsus (inclined to adventure) · mi manawa kai tūtae (inclined to adventure) · nl avontuurlijk (full of hazard) · pt aventuroso (inclined to adventure) · tr maceraperest (inclined to adventure) · gl aventureiro (inclined to adventure) · pt perigoso (full of hazard) · fr hasardeux (full of hazard) · pl zawadiacki (inclined to adventure) · vo ventürik (inclined to adventure) · no eventyrlysten (inclined to adventure) · fi uskalias (full of hazard) · es arriesgado (full of hazard) · hu kalandos (inclined to adventure) · sv äventyrlig (inclined to adventure) · pl awanturniczy (inclined to adventure) · bg авантюристичен (inclined to adventure) · fi uhkarohkea (full of hazard) · ru опа́сный (full of hazard) · es aventurero (inclined to adventure) · enm aventurous (inclined to adventure) · am ደፋር (inclined to adventure) · bg опасен (full of hazard) · he הרפתקני (full of hazard) · be аванту́рны (inclined to adventure) · pl ryzykowny (full of hazard) · bg рискован (full of hazard) · es aventurado (full of hazard) · da eventyrlig (full of hazard) · tr serüvenli (full of hazard) · de abenteuerlustig (inclined to adventure) · eo aventurema (inclined to adventure) · pt arriscado (full of hazard) · ja 冒険的な (full of hazard) · lt nuotykingas (full of hazard) · nl ondernemend (inclined to adventure) · eu abenturazale (inclined to adventure)