Definitions for Adventure
ædˈvɛn tʃərAd·ven·ture

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking(verb)

   a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

2. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance(verb)

   take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

3. venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize(verb)

   put at risk

   "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Adventure(noun)

   that which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

2. Adventure(noun)

   risk; danger; peril

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

3. Adventure(noun)

   the encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

4. Adventure(noun)

   a remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

5. Adventure(noun)

   a mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

6. Adventure(noun)

   to risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

7. Adventure(noun)

   to venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

8. Adventure(verb)

   to try the chance; to take the risk

   Etymology: [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]

Freebase(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Adventure

   An adventure is an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. Adventures may be activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing or participating in extreme sports. The term also broadly refers to any enterprise that is potentially fraught with physical, financial or psychological risk, such as a business venture, a love affair, or other major life undertakings. Adventurous experiences create psychological and physiological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative or positive, and which can be detrimental as stated by the Yerkes-Dodson law. For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his La Condition Humaine, "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are adventure racing and adventure tourism. Adventurous activities can also lead to gains in knowledge, such as those undertaken by explorers and pioneers. Adventure education intentionally uses challenging experiences for learning.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Adventure

   ad-vent′ūr, n. a risk or chance: a remarkable incident: an enterprise: trial of the issue: risk: a commercial speculation: the spirit of enterprise.—v.i. to attempt or dare.—v.t. to risk or hazard: (refl.) to venture.—v.i. to risk one's self (with on, into, upon): to dare, go so far as to.—n. Advent′urer, one who engages in hazardous enterprises: a soldier of fortune, or speculator: one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences, &c.:—fem. Advent′uress.—adjs. Advent′urous, Advent′uresome, enterprising: ready to incur risk.—adv. Advent′urously.—n. Advent′urousness. [O. Fr.—L. adventurus, about to happen, fut. perf. of advenīre. See Advent.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. adventure

   An enterprise in which something is left to hazard.--A bill of adventure is one signed by the merchant, by which he takes the chances of the voyage.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. adventure

   An experience, journey or travel to experience a specific existence or way of life.

   Life is an adventure. The couple went on an adventure holiday to try mountain climbing, abseiling and snorkeling.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 1, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Adventure' in Nouns Frequency: #1812

How to pronounce Adventure?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Adventure in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Adventure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Adventure in a Sentence

1. J. K. Rowling:

   To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

2. Alfred North Whitehead:

   Without adventure civilization is in full decay.

3. Harry Kent:

   We’ve had a climbing and outdoor school for 28 years, no other business or guide service was offering cliff camping to the public. I thought it would be an exciting bucket-list adventure for people.

4. Jawaharlal Nehru:

   We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

5. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   Juicy goddess The juicy goddess. The wild cat of passion, the sultry lust of a lustful, lustful obsession, fries my libido like a juicy grilled beef steak. Juicy sexual color of dark skin in the head is only one word: Divine. My juicy, sweet, goddess. The figure is like a boom boom cool rap beat bass from which the glass breaks and twerk begins. The goddess of my most desirable passionate dreams, my God how divinely juicy her skin is, how marvelous and sweet. My echo wow pierces forever. Looking at you, I say for ages a lingering mmmmmm sound, like a mantra of pleasure. My soul is moaning from powerful orgasms looking at you. Your body forms are a whole poetry of love lust, an erotic adventure with a whole bunch of orgasms and groans in words in which true love for you is palpable. Each part of your body is a cool cool calling card of your personality, this is a poetic erotic compliment of the gods. With every second you are sweeter and sweeter in my eyes. Oh dear, how hot is too hot, how sweet is too sweet, your beauty is a spiritual aesthetic. You associate with me a burning passion and very hot sex. Hot sweetie, uhhh, how hot it is burning sexy. Immersion in your beauty immerses you in a fantastically beautiful super-reality, such a sweet and beautiful reality outside the temporary feeling of eternal love. My subconscious and conscious is saturated with love for you. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

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