Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural adventures, present participle adventuring, past tense, past participle adventured
1. countable noun
If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
I set off for a new adventure in the United States.
Synonyms: venture, experience, chance, risk More Synonyms of adventure
2. uncountable noun
Adventure is excitement and willingness to do new, unusual, or rather dangerous things.
Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
...a feeling of adventure and excitement.
Synonyms: excitement, action, passion, thrill More Synonyms of adventure
3. verb
If you adventure somewhere, you go somewhere new, unusual, and exciting.
[written]
The group has adventured as far as the Austrian alps. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: venture, risk, brave, dare More Synonyms of adventure
adventure in British English
(ədˈvɛntʃə)
noun
1.
a risky undertaking of unknown outcome
2.
an exciting or unexpected event or course of events
3.
a hazardous financial operation; commercial speculation
4. obsolete
a.
danger or misadventure
b.
chance
verb
5.
to take a risk or put at risk
6. (intransitive; foll byinto, on, upon)
to dare to go or enter (into a place, dangerous activity, etc)
7.
to dare to say (something)
he adventured his opinion
Derived forms
adventureful (adˈventureful)
adjective
Word origin
C13: aventure (later altered to adventure after the Latin spelling), via Old French ultimately from Latin advenīre to happen to (someone), arrive
adventure in American English
(ædˈvɛntʃər; ədˈvɛntʃər)
noun
1.
the encountering of danger
2.
a daring, hazardous undertaking
3.
an unusual, stirring experience, often of a romantic nature
4.
a venture or speculation in business or finance
5.
a liking for danger, excitement, etc.
a man full of adventure
verb transitiveWord forms: adˈventured or adˈventuring
6.
to put in danger; risk; venture
7.
to be bold about; dare
verb intransitive
8.
to engage in daring undertakings
9.
to take a risk
Word origin
ME aventure < OFr < VL *adventura, lit., a happening < L advenire: see Advent
Examples of 'adventure' in a sentence
adventure
However, Mrs Southern had seemed of all of them the least upset by her adventure.
Fraser, Anthea PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW (2002)
In the wake of our little adventure, many of his followers have abandoned him, to return to the true Old Blood ways.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002)
The urge for adventure, the unknown, which one day she suspected she would regret, overcame the desire for a lazy day.
Low, Ona TO HIS JUST DESSERTS (2002)
Quotations
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly consideredG.K. ChestertonAll Things Considered
In other languages
adventure
British English: adventure /ədˈvɛntʃə/ NOUN
An adventure is a series of events that you become involved in that are unusual, exciting, and perhaps dangerous.
I set off for a new adventure in the United States.
American English: adventure
Arabic: مُغَامَرَة
Brazilian Portuguese: aventura
Chinese: 历险
Croatian: pustolovina
Czech: dobrodružství
Danish: eventyr oplevelse
Dutch: avontuur
European Spanish: aventura
Finnish: seikkailu
French: aventure voyage
German: Abenteuer
Greek: περιπέτεια
Italian: avventura
Japanese: 冒険
Korean: 모험
Norwegian: opplevelse
Polish: przygoda
European Portuguese: aventura
Romanian: aventură
Russian: приключение
Latin American Spanish: aventura
Swedish: äventyr
Thai: การผจญภัย
Turkish: macera
Ukrainian: пригода
Vietnamese: cuộc phiêu lưu
All related terms of 'adventure'
adventure park
a place offering a variety of outdoor entertainments involving physical challenges , esp for children
adventure holiday
a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing , rock climbing , etc
adventure racing
a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines , often running , mountain biking , climbing , kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
adventure tourism
tourism involving activities that are physically challenging
adventure playground
An adventure playground is an area of land for children to play in, usually in cities or in a park . It has wooden structures and equipment such as ropes , nets , and rubber tyres .
bill of adventure
a certificate made out by merchants to show that goods handled by them and their agents are the property of another party at whose risk the dealing is done
a risky undertaking, the ending of which is uncertain
I set off for a new adventure in the US on the first day of the year.
Synonyms
venture
a Russian-American joint venture
experience
It was an experience I would not like to go through again.
chance
I certainly think it's worth taking a chance.
risk
This was one risk that paid off.
incident
The birth was not without incident.
enterprise
Horse breeding is a risky enterprise.
speculation
speculation on the Stock Exchange
undertaking
Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking.
exploit
His wartime exploits were made into a TV series.
fling
the England bowler's chance of a fling at South Africa in the second Test today
hazard
occurrence
Traffic jams are now a daily occurrence.
contingency
I need to provide for all possible contingencies.
caper
escapade
The whole ridiculous escapade was his idea.
2 (noun)
Definition
exciting or unexpected events
a feeling of adventure and excitement
Synonyms
excitement
The audience was in a state of great excitement.
action
passion
Her eyes were blazing with passion.
thrill
enthusiasm
Her lack of enthusiasm filled me with disappointment.
fever
I got married in a fever of excitement.
warmth
flurry
There was a flurry of excitement.
animation
They both spoke with animation.
ferment
The country is in a state of political ferment.
commotion
He heard a terrible commotion outside.
elation
His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.
discomposure
(verb)
The group has adventured as far as the Alps.
Synonyms
venture
Each time I ventured to speak, I was ignored.
risk
She risked her life to help a woman.
brave
They had to brave her anger and confess.
dare
I didn't dare to tell my uncle what had happened.
Quotation
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered [G.K. Chesterton – All Things Considered]