adventurous

Meaning

1. Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
2. Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

Synonyms

adventuresome

hazardous

daring

venturesome

risky

reckless

venturous

bold

unsafe

rash

treacherous

dangerous

harmful

perilous

daredevil

adventurist

foolhardy

dareful

brave

breakneck

buccaneering

enterprising

fearless

game

plunging

presumptuous

sporting

swashbuckling

temerarious

wild

wildcat

adventuristic

piccaresque

Translations

aventureux

aventurero

avventuroso

avontuurlijk

aventureiro

abenteuerlich

arriesgado

aventurado

périlleux

abenteuerlustig

arriscado

perigoso

bedenkelijk

aventurer

gewaagd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aventurous

Cognate with French: aventureux

In summary

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