venturesomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈvɛn(t)ʃəs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈvɛn(t)ʃərsəm/

Forms: Also 1600s, 1800s dialect, venter-.

Etymology: < venture v. + -some suffix¹.

1. Of persons: Disposed or ready to venture or take risks; bold, daring; = venturous adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > [adjective]

adventurousc1475

temeratc1560

venturous1576

dangerous1611

adventuresome1628

ventorious1640

venturesome1677

daresome1854

furthersome1862

dare-all1902

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. xviii. 155 Even as courage whetted on and enraged, makes a Man ventersome beyond the due bounds of prudence, or safety.

1705 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 159 Does he not make his Hero more Rash than Wise, and more Venturesome than Ambitious?

1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. xxiv. 700 We should even in trifles avoid every circumstance which can tend to make girls venturesome.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. 214 He was most venturesome in his schemes for action.

1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xxix. 262 Some persons..are sufficiently venturesome to visit Billingsgate when at the high-tide of business.

2. Of the nature of, characterized by, or involving risk; hazardous, risky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > full of risk

adventurousa1375

jeopardous1451

jeopardious?1504

hazardous1549

venturous1570

hazardly1575

chanceful1591

unsafe1597

venturable1597

hazard1601

desperatea1616

hazardable1618

hazardful1626

discriminous1658

venturesome1661

precarious1727

riskful1793

risky1813

1661 in Phœnix (1721) I. 84 These two last Opinions of the Father, which seem the most bold and venturesome of all the rest.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. lii. 391 It must ever redound unto the honour of his memory, that bold and venturesome act of his.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Hazardable Venturesome; liable to chance.

1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) ix. 451 From the sunny plain above, the streamlet made the venturesome descent.

1885 Public Opin. 9 Jan. 28/2 General Stewart has returned safely from his venturesome ride across the desert.

Derivatives

ˈventuresomely adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > [adverb]

adventurouslyc1330

adventurelya1500

venturouslyc1515

dangerously1642

venturesomely1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Venturesomly, daringly.

1882 Sat. Rev. 54 597 To a butterfly also, may we venturesomely compare this strange..tome of weird verse.

1883 Evang. Mag. Aug. 343 The rocks toasted almost enough to blister the hand that should venturesomely touch them.

ˈventuresomeness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > [noun]

ventureship1583

venturousness1583

venturesomeness1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Fool Hardiness, Rashness, Temerity, a Thoughtless Venturesomness.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 236 She seem'd full of Wonder at my Resolution and Venturesomeness.

1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 16 Did ever one hear of such venturesomeness?

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxiv. 127 A handsome girl, whose lively venturesomeness of talk has the effect of wit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	venturesome
释义	venturesomeadj. Brit. /ˈvɛn(t)ʃəs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈvɛn(t)ʃərsəm/ Forms: Also 1600s, 1800s dialect, venter-. Etymology: < venture v. + -some suffix¹. 1. Of persons: Disposed or ready to venture or take risks; bold, daring; = venturous adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > [adjective] adventurousc1475 temeratc1560 venturous1576 dangerous1611 adventuresome1628 ventorious1640 venturesome1677 daresome1854 furthersome1862 dare-all1902 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. xviii. 155 Even as courage whetted on and enraged, makes a Man ventersome beyond the due bounds of prudence, or safety. 1705 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 159 Does he not make his Hero more Rash than Wise, and more Venturesome than Ambitious? 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. xxiv. 700 We should even in trifles avoid every circumstance which can tend to make girls venturesome. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. 214 He was most venturesome in his schemes for action. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xxix. 262 Some persons..are sufficiently venturesome to visit Billingsgate when at the high-tide of business. 2. Of the nature of, characterized by, or involving risk; hazardous, risky. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > full of risk adventurousa1375 jeopardous1451 jeopardious?1504 hazardous1549 venturous1570 hazardly1575 chanceful1591 unsafe1597 venturable1597 hazard1601 desperatea1616 hazardable1618 hazardful1626 discriminous1658 venturesome1661 precarious1727 riskful1793 risky1813 1661 in Phœnix (1721) I. 84 These two last Opinions of the Father, which seem the most bold and venturesome of all the rest. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. lii. 391 It must ever redound unto the honour of his memory, that bold and venturesome act of his. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Hazardable Venturesome; liable to chance. 1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) ix. 451 From the sunny plain above, the streamlet made the venturesome descent. 1885 Public Opin. 9 Jan. 28/2 General Stewart has returned safely from his venturesome ride across the desert. Derivatives ˈventuresomely adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > [adverb] adventurouslyc1330 adventurelya1500 venturouslyc1515 dangerously1642 venturesomely1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Venturesomly, daringly. 1882 Sat. Rev. 54 597 To a butterfly also, may we venturesomely compare this strange..tome of weird verse. 1883 Evang. Mag. Aug. 343 The rocks toasted almost enough to blister the hand that should venturesomely touch them. ˈventuresomeness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > [noun] ventureship1583 venturousness1583 venturesomeness1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Fool Hardiness, Rashness, Temerity, a Thoughtless Venturesomness. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 236 She seem'd full of Wonder at my Resolution and Venturesomeness. 1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 16 Did ever one hear of such venturesomeness? 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxiv. 127 A handsome girl, whose lively venturesomeness of talk has the effect of wit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1661
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