adventuress
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adventuress
- /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/ UK
Where it comes from
From adventure (verb) + -ess, after adventurer. Compare earlier governess, sorceress, etc.
noun adventuresses · adventureress
- A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
- A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep. The ingenious adventuress, who may have become Rohan's mistress, formed a plan to make her fortune out of the cardinal's passion for power and the queen's passion for gems.
- A female varietist. And even an iconic movie star like Amitabh Bachchan is not embarrassed to state he approves of actress Aishwarya because she is "homely and domesticated" (read: not a sexual adventuress).
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noun female adventurer
| Português | aventureira |
|---|---|
| Français | aventurière |
| Deutsch | Abenteuerin, Abenteurerin |
| Русский | авантюри́стка avantjurístka |
Talk about this word "adventuress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adventuress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adventuress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adventuress "adventuress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adventuress.Cite this
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