Adventure

/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
2. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
3. A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
4. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
5. (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
6. (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
7. (obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
8. (obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.

Example Sentences

his sense of adventure

a life full of adventures

He loved excitement and adventure.

The first thing to strike me about Spyplane was that it is more like a verbal simulation than an adventure.

To sum up, I think this is definitely one of the best adventures around for the Spectrum now, along with Gnome Ranger[...]

Before you sit down in front of your Speccy to play an adventure, equip yourself with a pencil, eraser and plenty of paper. This so that you may draw a 'map' of the adventure as you move around.

He was in great adventure of his life.

O man cõmyttynge thy lyfe vnto the ſtreme / Alas note well thy deſyrous vanyte / Howe thou the [thee] auentereſt in holowe beame / To pas the ſee in contynuall ieopardye […]

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• adventures
• aventure
• adventuring
• adventured
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• adventure
• adventurest
• adventuredst
• adventureth
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