venturesome

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

venturesome

  • /ˈvɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)səm/
  • /ˈvɛntjʊə(ɹ)səm/

Rhymes with -ɛntʃə(ɹ)səm

Where it comes from

From venture + -some.

adjective more venturesome · most venturesome · ventersome

  1. archaic, poetic Adventurous; bold; willing to take risks.
  2. archaic, poetic Potentially hazardous; risky. It was a little venturesome taking this house—we had been in apartments for two years—but Roy was doing so well with his people and I was so enthusiastic for a garden that we did—scarcely two months ago. Everything seemed quite assured.

Similar: adventuresome, daring · Opposite: cautious, timid

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: adventuresome, daring · Opposite: cautious, timid

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"venturesome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/venturesome. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

APA

venturesome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/venturesome

Chicago

"venturesome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/venturesome.

BibTeX
@misc{venturesome_2026,
  title = {venturesome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/venturesome},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}