adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AE0 D V EH1 N CH ER0 AH0 S
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adj
Meaning 1
Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
take an adventurous viewpoint
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
adventurous pioneers
the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adventuresome
Antonyms: unadventurous
History
Etymology
From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ደፋር
(däfar)
— inclined to adventure
Arabic:
مُغَامِر
(muḡāmir)
— inclined to adventure
Asturian:
aventureru
— inclined to adventure
Basque:
abenturazale
— inclined to adventure
Belarusian:
аванту́рны
(avantúrny)
— inclined to adventure
Bulgarian:
рискован
(riskovan)
— inclined to adventure
Bulgarian:
авантюристичен
(avantjurističen)
— inclined to adventure
Catalan:
aventurer
— inclined to adventure
Danish:
eventyrslysten
— inclined to adventure
Dutch:
avontuurlijk
— inclined to adventure
Dutch:
ondernemend
— inclined to adventure
Esperanto:
aventurema
— inclined to adventure
Finnish:
seikkailunhaluinen
— inclined to adventure
French:
aventureux
— inclined to adventure
Galician:
aventureiro
— inclined to adventure
German:
abenteuerlustig
— inclined to adventure
German:
abenteuerdurstig
— inclined to adventure
German:
abenteuerhungrig
— inclined to adventure
German:
abenteuersüchtig
— inclined to adventure
Hebrew:
הרפתקני
(harpatkani)
— inclined to adventure
Hindi:
साहसिक
(sāhsik)
— inclined to adventure
Hungarian:
kalandos
— inclined to adventure
Japanese:
冒険好きな
(bōkenzuki na)
— inclined to adventure
Lithuanian:
drąsus
— inclined to adventure
Luxembourgish:
abenteuerlech
— inclined to adventure
Māori:
mātātoa
— inclined to adventure
Māori:
manawa kai tūtae
— inclined to adventure
Middle English:
aventurous
— inclined to adventure
Norwegian:
eventyrlysten
— inclined to adventure
Polish:
śmiały
— inclined to adventure
Polish:
zawadiacki
— inclined to adventure
Polish:
awanturniczy
— inclined to adventure
Polish:
żądny przygód
— inclined to adventure
Portuguese:
aventureiro
— inclined to adventure
Portuguese:
aventuroso
— inclined to adventure
Russian:
риско́ванный
(riskóvannyj)
— inclined to adventure
Russian:
авантю́рный
(avantjúrnyj)
— inclined to adventure
Russian:
авантюристи́чный
(avantjuristíčnyj)
— inclined to adventure
Spanish:
intrépido
— inclined to adventure
Spanish:
aventurero
— inclined to adventure
Swedish:
äventyrlig
— inclined to adventure
Turkish:
maceraperest
— inclined to adventure
Volapük:
ventürik
— inclined to adventure
Bulgarian:
рискован
(riskovan)
— full of hazard
Bulgarian:
опасен
(opasen)
— full of hazard
Czech:
dobrodružný
— full of hazard
Danish:
eventyrlig
— full of hazard
Dutch:
avontuurlijk
— full of hazard
Dutch:
gewaagd
— full of hazard
Finnish:
uskalias
— full of hazard
Finnish:
uhkarohkea
— full of hazard
French:
hasardeux
— full of hazard
German:
abenteuerlich
— full of hazard
Hebrew:
הרפתקני
(harpatkani)
— full of hazard
Hungarian:
kalandos
— full of hazard
Japanese:
冒険的な
(bōkenteki na)
— full of hazard
Lithuanian:
nuotykingas
— full of hazard
Middle English:
aventurous
— full of hazard
Norwegian Bokmål:
eventyrlig
— full of hazard
Norwegian Nynorsk:
eventyrleg
— full of hazard
Polish:
ryzykowny
— full of hazard
Portuguese:
aventuroso
— full of hazard
Portuguese:
arriscado
— full of hazard
Portuguese:
perigoso
— full of hazard
Russian:
риско́ванный
(riskóvannyj)
— full of hazard