venturesome

[ ven-cher-suhm ]

/ ˈvɛn tʃər səm /

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adjective

having or showing a disposition to undertake risky or dangerous activities; daring: a venturesome investor; a venturesome explorer.

attended with risk; hazardous: Auto racing is a venturesome sport.

Origin of venturesome

First recorded in 1655–65; venture + -some¹

SYNONYMS FOR venturesome

1 enterprising; rash.

2 risky, perilous, unsafe.

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ANTONYMS FOR venturesome

1 cautious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM venturesome

ven·ture·some·ly, adverb ven·ture·some·ness, noun o·ver·ven·ture·some, adjective un·ven·ture·some, adjective

Words nearby venturesome

ventrotomy, venture, venture capital, venture capitalist, venture scout, venturesome, venturi, venturi tube, venturous, ventôse, venue

Example sentences from the Web for venturesome

As venturesome as travel got for us was a rented cottage at the lake.

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The perfect example of venturesome consumption is, of course, iPhone-mania.

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"I bet I will," said the venturesome one; and he set off to try his luck.

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Whence arise, if we leave out the mixed forms, two principal types—the calculating, the venturesome.

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As five of his seventeen men were then unable even to walk, his venturesome courage in this journey could not be surpassed.

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They regarded her as some sort of a venturesome Columbus, about to launch on a wild voyage of discovery.

The Little Colonel's House Party |Annie Fellows Johnston
She had the English blood of my father in her veins, venturesome, perhaps reckless.

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British Dictionary definitions for venturesome

venturesome

venturous (ˈvɛntʃərəs)

/ (ˈvɛntʃəsəm) /

adjective

willing to take risks; daring

hazardous

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venturous (ˈvɛntʃərəs)

adjective

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venturesome

adjective

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venturous (ˈvɛntʃərəs)

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