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Added 9 October 2026

adventurous

/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adventurous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises.
adventurous pioneers

Origin

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

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