Meaning

2 senses
  1. Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.

    abenteuerlustig, abenteuerdurstig, abenteuerhungrig

    риско́ванныйriskóvannyj, авантю́рныйavantjúrnyj, авантюристи́чныйavantjuristíčnyj

    willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

  2. Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

    take an adventurous viewpoint

    abenteuerlich

    риско́ванныйriskóvannyj, опа́сныйopásnyj

Examples

69 sentences
  1. Tom is adventurous.

    Том любить пригоди.

    ruТом любит приключения.

    deTom ist abenteuerlustig.

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  2. Tom is adventurous, but Mary isn't.

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  3. Tom isn't adventurous, but Mary is.

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  4. I don't think Tom is adventurous.

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  5. Tom is very adventurous, isn't he?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
inclined to adventure:
full of hazard:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
inclined to adventure:
full of hazard:

Origin

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence Fre

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

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Forms

more adventurous, most adventurous
Comparativemore adventurous Lesson
Superlativemost adventurous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises:adventuresome

Antonyms

5 antonyms
full of hazard:safeA2

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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