Adventure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adventure is a noun meaning (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
Meaning
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
More Meanings
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
- 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.
- (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
- (obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
- (obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
Example Sentences
his sense of adventure
a life full of adventures
He loved excitement and adventure.
He was in great adventure of his life.
Word Forms
- adventures
- adventuring
- adventured
- adventurest
- adventuredst
- adventureth
Synonyms for adventure
Depending on context, synonyms include fortune, hazard, luck, accident, casualty, chance.
Antonyms for adventure
Common opposites include abstention.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include escapade, venture, risk, hazard, jeopardize, chance.
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