adventure
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adventure¹
- /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ UK
- /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
- /ædˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English aventure, aunter, anter, from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventūra, from Latin adventūrus (“about to arrive, (Vulgar Latin) about to happen”), future active participle of adveniō (“to arrive”), which in the Romance languages took the sense of "to happen, befall" (see also advene). By surface analysis, advent + -ure.
Compare Scots adventur, Swedish äventyr, German Abenteuer.
noun adventures · aventure
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A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
his sense of adventure
Opposite: abstention
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. a life full of adventures
- A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks. He loved excitement and adventure.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- A text adventure or an adventure game. The first thing to strike me about Spyplane was that it is more like a verbal simulation than an adventure.
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That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
Similar: fortune, hazard, luck, adventure, accident, casualty, chance, chance-medley, hap, joss, serendipity, weird
-
Chance of danger or loss.
Similar: hazard
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Risk; danger; peril.
He was in great adventure of his life.
Similar: jeopardy, adventure, danger, distress, harm's way, peril, extremity, threat, menace, hazard
adventure²
- /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ UK
- /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
- /ædˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English aventuren, auntren, from Old French aventurer, from aventure.
verb adventures · adventuring · adventured · adventure
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To risk oneself.
O man cõmyttynge thy lyfe vnto the ſtreme / Alas note well thy deſyrous vanyte / Howe thou the [thee] auentereſt in holowe beame / To pas the ſee in contynuall ieopardye […]
Similar: venture
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To risk oneself; to dare to go somewhere or undertake something.
[A]fter the confusion of tongues, when Japhet and his posteretie, emboldened by example of Noe, adventured by shipp into diverse west ilelandes, […]
Similar: venture
-
To try the chance; to take the risk.
What? threat you me with telling of the King? I will auoucht’t in preſence of the King: I dare aduenture to be ſent to th’Towre.
Similar: venture
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To dare to say or utter.
But were I to adventure an opinion I would affirm that, were the Vice-Preſident now in this city, he would himſelf be mute!
Similar: venture
-
To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
Now if it ſo be that it woulde happely be thought not a thyng metely to be aduentured to ſet all on a fluſhe at ones, and daſhe raſhelye out holye ſcrypture in euerye lewde felowes teeth: […]
Similar: venture
-
To risk or hazard; jeopard.
Foꝛ what wiſe merchaunt aduentureth all his good in one ſhip?
Similar: venture
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: escapade, venture, risk, hazard, jeopardize, chance, gamble, stake, dangerous undertaking, risky venture, take chances, adventurous, adventurism, aventure, endeavor, endeavour
Translations
Every language
noun remarkable occurrence
| Español | aventura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 어드벤처 eodeubencheo, 모험 moheom |
| 日本語 | アドベンチャー adobenchā, 冒険 bōken |
| 中文 | 奇遇 qíyù, 冒險 /冒险 màoxiǎn |
| हिन्दी | साहस sāhas |
| Português | aventura |
| Français | aventure |
| Deutsch | Abenteuer |
| Italiano | avventura |
| Ελληνικά | περιπέτεια peripéteia |
| Русский | приключе́ние priključénije, собы́тие sobýtije |
| Tiếng Việt | phiêu lưu |
| العربية | مُخَاطَرَة muḵāṭara, مُغَامَرَة muḡāmara, حَادِثَة ḥādiṯa |
noun encountering of risks
| Español | aventura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모험 moheom |
| 日本語 | 冒険 bōken |
| 中文 | 冒險 /冒险 màoxiǎn |
| Português | aventura |
| Français | aventure |
| Deutsch | Abenteuer, Wagnis |
| Italiano | avventura, peripezia |
| Română | aventură |
| Русский | авантю́ра avantjúra, приключе́ние priključénije, похожде́ние poxoždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | mạo hiểm |
| العربية | مُغَامَرَة muḡāmara |
| עברית | הַרְפַּתְקָה harpatká |
noun daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events and the encountering of risks
| Русский | приключе́ние priključénije |
|---|
noun mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard
| 한국어 | 투기 tugi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 投機 tōki |
| 中文 | 投機 /投机 tóujī |
| Français | aventure |
| Italiano | rischio, speculazione |
| Русский | авантю́ра avantjúra |
| العربية | مُجَازَفَة mujāzafa, مُغَامَرَة muḡāmara |
noun adventure game
| Русский | приключе́ние priključénije, адвенчу́ра advenčúra |
|---|
noun that which happens without design
| Español | aventura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모험 moheom |
| 日本語 | 冒険 bōken |
| 中文 | 冒險 /冒险 màoxiǎn |
| Português | aventura, peripécia, acaso |
| Français | aventure |
| Deutsch | Abenteuer |
| Italiano | avventura |
| Русский | приключе́ние priključénije |
| Tiếng Việt | mạo hiểm |
| العربية | مُجَازَفَة mujāzafa |
| עברית | הַרְפַּתְקָה harpatká |
noun risk; danger; peril
| עברית | הַרְפַּתְקָה harpatká |
|---|
verb to risk
| Español | aventura |
|---|---|
| Русский | рискова́ть riskovátʹ, рискну́ть risknútʹ |
verb to run the risk of
| Русский | рискова́ть riskovátʹ, рискну́ть risknútʹ |
|---|
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title = {adventure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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