adventure
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ad·ven·ture
(ăd-vĕn'chər) 
n.
v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. v.tr.
n.
- An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
- An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
- An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
- Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.
- A financial speculation or business venture.
v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. v.tr.
- To venture upon; undertake or try.
- To expose to danger or risk; hazard.
- To take a risk; dare.
- To proceed despite risks.
[Middle English aventure, from Old French, from Latin adventūrus, future participle of advenīre, to arrive. See advent.]
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noun
- An exciting, often hazardous undertaking: emprise, enterprise, venture. See safety/danger.
verb
- To run the risk of: chance, hazard, risk, venture. See safety/danger.
- To expose to possible loss or damage: compromise, hazard, risk, venture. See safety/danger.
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Definition: risky or unexpected undertaking
Antonyms: avoidance, inaction, inactivity, inertia, latency, passiveness, stillness
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IN BRIEF: An exciting or dangerous happening.
Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing.
— Helen Keller (1880-1968); blind and deaf American writer and lecturer
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sign description: The index finger makes a forward circular motion under the opposite flat hand, palm down.
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"The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over."
- Aesop
"And yet a little tumult, now and then, is an agreeable quickener of sensation; such as a revolution, a battle, or an adventure of any lively description."
- Lord Byron
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered."
- Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Adventure is worthwhile."
- Amelia Earhart
"The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer swing and play to the confined powers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it."
- George Farquhar
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For other uses, see Adventure (disambiguation).
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome.[1] The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports. The term also broadly refers to any enterprise that is potentially fraught with physical, financial or psychological risk, such as a business venture, a love affair, or other major life undertakings.
Adventurous experiences create psychological and physiological arousal,[2] which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow), and which can be detrimental as stated by the Yerkes-Dodson law. For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his La Condition Humaine (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."
Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are adventure racing and adventure tourism. Adventurous activities can also lead to gains in knowledge, such as those undertaken by explorers and pioneers. Adventure education intentionally uses challenging experiences for learning.
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Adventure in mythology
Some of the oldest and most widespread stories in the world are stories of adventure such as Homer's The Odyssey.[3][4][5] Mythologist Joseph Campbell discussed his notion of the monomyth in his book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell proposed that the heroic mythological stories from culture to culture followed a similar underlying pattern, starting with the "call to adventure", followed by a hazardous journey, and eventual triumph. The adventure novel exhibits these "protagonist on adventurous journey" characteristics as do many popular feature films, such as Star Wars[6] and Raiders of the Lost Ark.[7]
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References
- ^ Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ M Gomà-i-Freixanet (2004), "Sensation Seeking and Participation in Physical Risk Sports", On the psychobiology of personality, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-08-044209-9, http://books.google.com/?id=6YjcgAn8TfsC&pg=PA187
- ^ New York Times
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Zweig, P. (1974). The adventurer: The fate of adventure in the Western world, New York: Basic Books.
- ^ New York Times
- ^ New York Times
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Adventure
Dansk (Danish)
n. - eventyr, vovestykke
v. tr. - risikere, spille hasard
v. intr. - kaste sig ud i, vove sig ud i
idioms:
- full of adventure fuld af eventyrlyst
Nederlands (Dutch)
avontuur, durven, risico/gevaar lopen
Français (French)
n. - aventure, expérience, d'aventures
v. tr. - aventurer, risquer, hasarder
v. intr. - s'aventurer, se risquer dans
idioms:
- full of adventure plein d'aventures
Deutsch (German)
n. - Abenteuer, Erlebnis
v. - riskieren, sich wagen, Gefahr laufen
idioms:
- full of adventure abenteuerlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιπέτεια, τόλμημα, αποκοτιά, (οικον.) κερδοσκοπική επιχείρηση υψηλού κινδύνου, σπέκουλα
idioms:
- full of adventure γεμάτος περιπέτειες
Italiano (Italian)
avventura, esperienza
idioms:
- full of adventure avventuroso, avventurosamente
Português (Portuguese)
n. - aventura (f), façanha (f), coragem (f), espírito (m) aventureiro, empreendimento (m), especulação (f)
idioms:
- full of adventure cheio de aventura
Русский (Russian)
приключение, риск, авантюра
idioms:
- full of adventure полный риска, опасностей
Español (Spanish)
n. - experiencia, vivencia, aventura
v. tr. - experimentar, vivir, arriesgar
v. intr. - aventurarse, arriesgarse
idioms:
- full of adventure lleno de aventuras
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - äventyr, affärsföretag
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
冒险, 冒险精神, 激动人心的活动, 冒险活动, 投机活动, 冒险去做, 大胆说出, 使冒险
idioms:
- full of adventure 充满冒险
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 冒險, 冒險精神, 激動人心的活動, 冒險活動, 投機活動
v. tr. - 冒險去做, 大膽說出, 使冒險
v. intr. - 冒險
idioms:
- full of adventure 充滿冒險
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모험, 뜻하지 않은 경험, 투기[사업]
v. tr. - 모험적으로 하다
v. intr. - 모험적으로 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 冒険, 珍しい経験, 珍事, 投機
v. - 危険にさらす, 危険をおかす
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مغامره, مجازفه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - הרפתקה, הסתכנות, העזה, השערה מסחרית
v. tr. - הסתכן, סיכן
v. intr. - העז לבוא או ללכת, העז להתחייב
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