Definitions for adventurous
ædˈvɛn tʃər əsad·ven·tur·ous

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. adventurous, adventuresome(adj)

   willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

   "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. adventurous(Adjective)

   Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.

2. adventurous(Adjective)

   Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Adventurous(noun)

   inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons

2. Adventurous(noun)

   full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adventurous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adventurous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of adventurous in a Sentence

1. Randolph Bourne:

   We can easily become as much slaves to precaution as we can to fear. Although we can never rivet our fortune so tight as to make it impregnible, we may by our excessive prudence squeeze out of the life that we are guarding so anxiously all the adventurous quality that makes it worth living.

2. Jordan Miller:

   We thought, give them this task, this job, asking them to be strong and to be adventurous and still participate in this very important topic, because it's a great way to help them channel their stress.

3. Jeff Cavins:

   We have seen all types of people searching for adventurous experiences, and it validates that RVs are a better way to have an adventure when you’re traveling and want to be fully immersed in the experience of the open road and destinations.

4. Barack Obama:

   I wish that we hadn't taught my older daughter to be so adventurous that she would be hiking in the mountains, out of cell service range when the President called.

5. Brian Wansink:

   These findings are important to dieters because they show that promoting adventurous eating may provide a way for people– especially women– to lose or maintain weight without feeling restricted by a strict diet, instead of sticking with the same boring salad, start by adding something new.

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