adventuresome

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ædˈvɛntʃɚsəm/ UK /ədˈvɛntʃəsəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
inclined to take risks; venturesome

Their adventuresome guide led them off the marked trail.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · inclined to take risks;... adventurous venturesome daring bold intrepid enterprising audacious

Opposites

timid cautious cowardly wary unadventurous

Word family

Derived forms adventuresomelyadventuresomeness

Related forms adventure adventurer adventurous venturesome

Etymology

From adventure + -some, on the model of venturesome; adventure derives from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin advenire ('to arrive').

aventure Middle English adventura Latin venire Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# adventuresome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ædˈvɛntʃɚsəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈvɛntʃəsəm/

## Meanings
1. inclined to take risks; venturesome

## Examples
- Their adventuresome guide led them off the marked trail.

## Synonyms
- adventurous
- venturesome
- daring
- bold
- intrepid
- enterprising
- audacious

## Antonyms
- timid
- cautious
- cowardly
- wary
- unadventurous

## Derived Forms
- adventuresomely
- adventuresomeness

## Related Forms
- adventure
- adventurer
- adventurous
- venturesome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aventure
- Root: adventura
- Root: venire

## Etymology
From adventure + -some, on the model of venturesome; adventure derives from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin advenire ('to arrive').

## AI Etymology
Adventuresome is an adjective meaning "inclined to take risks; venturesome". Historically, it is from adventure + -some, on the model of venturesome; adventure derives from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin advenire ('to arrive'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: adventuresome is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "inclined to take risks; venturesome", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old French aventure, Latin adventura, and Latin venire. Close English family members include adventuresomely, adventuresomeness, adventure, adventurer, and adventurous.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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