adventuresome
- adjective
- /ædˈvɛnʧərsəm/
- To be truly happy, you need to be an adventuresome traveler who enjoys exploring new cultures.
- more adventuresome
Examples
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"When kids are having fun with their peers, they're more adventuresome in what they'll try."
Academic text (2004) -
So these days were totally new, exhilarating, adventuresome, and totally free.
Fiction book (1990) -
Should we get a little adventuresome?
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Fred was his usual adventuresome self.
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"Really, Emily, I thought you were more adventuresome than this."
Fiction book (1995) -
There are, however, sufficient motels and restaurants for the adventuresome.
Academic text (2007) -
Adventuresome and inquisitive educators and students are invited to apply.
Academic text (2001) -
Seasoned travelers are used to this and are adventuresome eaters because it clearly comes with the territory.
Blog text (14) -
Instead, The Stopper's journal is an adventuresome chronicle of a family living a transient existence.
Fiction book (2000) -
The word had an exotic, adventuresome appeal, even though it addled her throughout the daylight hours with misgiving and foreboding.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
Willing to try new and sometimes risky things
To take bold risks and do daring things
A person who is not afraid of danger and willing to try risky things
Willing to take risks to try new things
Willing to try new and risky things
Eager to try new and exciting things
A person who likes new, adventurous travel to unfamiliar places
Antonyms
How Adventurous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adventuresome comes from the word adventure, which means a 'risky or exciting journey', and the ending -some means 'full of'. So an adventuresome person is 'full of adventure' and likes trying daring new experiences.