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Dictionary: ad·ven·tur·ous   (ăd-vĕn'chər-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises.
  2. Hazardous; risky.
adventurously ad·ven'tur·ous·ly adv.
adventurousness ad·ven'tur·ous·ness n.

SYNONYMS   adventurous, adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome. These adjectives mean inclined to undertake risks: adventurous pioneers; an adventuresome prospector; an audacious explorer; a daredevil test pilot; daring acrobats; a venturesome investor.


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adj

Definition: daring, risk-taking
Antonyms: careful, cautious, prudent, unadventurous


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
  Synonym: adventuresome
  Antonym: unadventurous (meaning #1)


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eventyrlysten, dristig

Nederlands (Dutch)
avontuurlijk, roekeloos

Français (French)
adj. - aventureux, audacieux, hasardeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abenteuerlustig, abenteuerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιπετειώδης, ριψοκίνδυνος, τυχοδιωκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
avventuroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aventureiro, audaz, intrépido

Русский (Russian)
любящий приключения, предприимчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aventurero, aventurado, arriesgado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - äventyrlig, djärv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爱冒险的, 充满危险的, 大胆的, 有危险的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愛冒險的, 充滿危險的, 大膽的, 有危險的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모험을 좋아하는 , 대담한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 冒険好きな, 大胆な, 危険な, 冒険的な, 危険の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغامر, خطر, جسور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הרפתקני, נועז‬


 
 
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