adventurous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/

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Adjective

adventurous (comparative more adventurous, superlative most adventurous)

1. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects as chefs put bugs back on the menu”, in The Guardian Weekly‎^[1], volume 189, number 7, archived from the original on 16 August 2021, page 32:

     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.

2. (of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

   take an adventurous viewpoint

   • 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^[2], archived from the original on 14 August 2025:

     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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• adventurously
• adventurousness
• adventurous sport
• inadventurous
• nonadventurous
• overadventurous

Related terms

• adventure
• adventurer
• adventuresome
• adventurism

Translations

inclined to adventure

• Arabic: مُغَامِر (muḡāmir)
• Asturian: aventureru
• Basque: abenturazale
• Belarusian: аванту́рны m (avantúrny)
• Bulgarian: рискован (bg) (riskovan), авантюристичен (bg) (avantjurističen)
• Catalan: aventurer
• Danish: eventyrslysten
• Dutch: avontuurlijk (nl), ondernemend (nl)
• Esperanto: aventurema
• Finnish: seikkailunhaluinen
• French: aventureux (fr)
• Galician: aventureiro
• German: abenteuerlustig (de), abenteuerdurstig (de), abenteuerhungrig (de), abenteuersüchtig (de)
• Hebrew: הרפתקני (harpatkani)
• Hindi: साहसिक (hi) (sāhsik)
• Hungarian: kalandos (hu)
• Japanese: 冒険好きな (ぼうけんずきな, bōkenzuki na)
• Lithuanian: drąsus (lt)
• Luxembourgish: abenteuerlech (lb)
• Māori: mātātoa, manawa kai tūtae
• Norwegian: eventyrlysten
• Polish: śmiały (pl), zawadiacki (pl), awanturniczy (pl) (literary), żądny przygód
• Portuguese: aventureiro (pt), aventuroso m
• Russian: риско́ванный (ru) (riskóvannyj), авантю́рный (ru) (avantjúrnyj), авантюристи́чный (ru) (avantjuristíčnyj)
• Spanish: intrépido (es), aventurero (es)
• Swedish: äventyrlig (sv)
• Turkish: maceraperest (tr)
• Volapük: ventürik (vo)

full of hazard

• Bulgarian: рискован (bg) (riskovan), опасен (bg) (opasen)
• Czech: dobrodružný (cs) m
• Danish: eventyrlig
• Dutch: avontuurlijk (nl), gewaagd (nl)
• Finnish: uskalias (fi), uhkarohkea (fi)
• French: hasardeux (fr)
• German: abenteuerlich (de)
• Hebrew: הרפתקני (harpatkani)
• Hungarian: kalandos (hu)
• Japanese: 冒険的な (ja) (ぼうけんてきな, bōkenteki na)
• Lithuanian: nuotykingas
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: eventyrlig

  Nynorsk: eventyrleg

• Polish: ryzykowny (pl)
• Portuguese: aventuroso, arriscado (pt), perigoso (pt)
• Russian: риско́ванный (ru) (riskóvannyj), опа́сный (ru) (opásnyj)
• Spanish: aventurado (es), arriesgado (es)
• Turkish: serüvenli (tr), tehlikeli (tr)

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• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} სათავგადასავლო (satavgadasavlo), ^{(please verify)} გაბედული (gabeduli), ^{(please verify)} გამბედავი (gambedavi), ^{(please verify)} გულადი (guladi), ^{(please verify)} სარისკო (sarisḳo), ^{(please verify)} ყოჩაღი (q̇očaɣi), ^{(please verify)} ფხინი (pxini)
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} సాహసోపేతమైన (sāhasōpētamaina)