adventurous

Synonyms

bold brave daring enterprising courageous gallant fearless venturesome rash chivalrous hazardous

Antonyms

timid unenterprising inadventurous cowardly nervous hesitating cautious

Ad*ven"tur*ous, a. Etym: [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF. aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.] 1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons. Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. Milton. 2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song. Syn. -- Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring; hazardous; venturesome. See Rash.

adventurous - Similar Words

adventurously venturous misadventurous disadventurous adventurousness disaventurous adventuress adventure adventureful adventitious