hazardous+adventure
1Adventure — Ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. aventure, aunter, anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire, adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of to happen, befall. See Advene.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens… …
2adventure — I noun endeavor, enterprise, episode, exercise, experience, exploit, happening, happenstance, operation, quest, undertaking, venture associated concepts: detour and adventure II verb chance, endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk, run the… …
3adventure — [ad ven′chər, ədven′chər] n. [ME aventure < OFr < VL * adventura, lit., a happening < L advenire: see ADVENT] 1. the encountering of danger 2. a daring, hazardous undertaking 3. an unusual, stirring experience, often of a romantic nature …
4adventure — A hazardous and striking enterprise. A bold undertaking accompanied by possible hazards, risks and unforeseen events. A common word in marine insurance policies, used as synonymous, or nearly so, with perils. A shipment of goods in charge of an… …
5adventure — A hazardous and striking enterprise. A bold undertaking accompanied by possible hazards, risks and unforeseen events. A common word in marine insurance policies, used as synonymous, or nearly so, with perils. A shipment of goods in charge of an… …
6adventure — n. & v. n. 1 an unusual and exciting experience. 2 a daring enterprise; a hazardous activity. 3 enterprise (the spirit of adventure). 4 a commercial speculation. v.intr. 1 (often foll. by into, upon) dare to go or come. 2 (foll. by on, upon) dare …
7adventure — adventureful, adj. /ad ven cheuhr/, n., v., adventured, adventuring. n. 1. an exciting or very unusual experience. 2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure. 3. a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous… …
8adventure — [13] Adventure derives ultimately from a Latin verb meaning ‘arrive’. It originally meant ‘what comes or happens by chance’, hence ‘luck’, but it took a rather pessimistic downturn via ‘risk, danger’ to (in the 14th century) ‘hazardous… …
9adventure — [13] Adventure derives ultimately from a Latin verb meaning ‘arrive’. It originally meant ‘what comes or happens by chance’, hence ‘luck’, but it took a rather pessimistic downturn via ‘risk, danger’ to (in the 14th century) ‘hazardous… …
10adventure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enterprise, undertaking; happening, event; risk, hazard, venture. See chance. v. embark upon; dare. See danger. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. exploit, venture, escapade, experience; see enterprise 1 , event …
