Adventurous
adjective
Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.
She's known as an adventurous traveler.
Often appears as...
- adventurous spirit
- adventurous traveler
adjective
Full of risk; potentially dangerous.
Mountain climbing is an adventurous sport.
Often appears as...
- adventurous sport
- adventurous endeavor
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Disapproving
adjective
Marked by a playful desire to try new and exciting things.
She had an adventurous streak even as a child.
Often appears as...
- adventurous streak
- adventurous nature
adjective
Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.
She's known as an adventurous traveler.
Often appears as...
- adventurous spirit
- adventurous traveler
adjective
Full of risk; potentially dangerous.
Mountain climbing is an adventurous sport.
Often appears as...
- adventurous sport
- adventurous endeavor
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Marked by a playful desire to try new and exciting things.
She had an adventurous streak even as a child.
Often appears as...
- adventurous streak
- adventurous nature
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Risk Emphasis
Use it when highlighting someone's willingness to take chances, not just their love of travel or new foods.
Only the most adventurous climbers attempt Everest without a guide.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
The word often carries a positive feeling, admiring someone's courage and zest for life.
His adventurous deeds earned him widespread admiration.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Reckless
Distinguish between 'adventurous' and 'reckless'; the former usually involves calculated risks.
She's adventurous in business, but always does her homework.
Pro Tip 1/3Risk Emphasis
Use it when highlighting someone's willingness to take chances, not just their love of travel or new foods.
Only the most adventurous climbers attempt Everest without a guide.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
The word often carries a positive feeling, admiring someone's courage and zest for life.
His adventurous deeds earned him widespread admiration.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Reckless
Distinguish between 'adventurous' and 'reckless'; the former usually involves calculated risks.
She's adventurous in business, but always does her homework.
Pro Tip 1/3Risk Emphasis
Use it when highlighting someone's willingness to take chances, not just their love of travel or new foods.
Only the most adventurous climbers attempt Everest without a guide.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
The word often carries a positive feeling, admiring someone's courage and zest for life.
His adventurous deeds earned him widespread admiration.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Reckless
Distinguish between 'adventurous' and 'reckless'; the former usually involves calculated risks.
She's adventurous in business, but always does her homework.
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How do vitamins work? -...
water-soluble vitamins C and B have their transport cut out for them and can move around freely within the body. For lipid-soluble vitamins, dissolved in fat and found in foods like diary, butter and oils, this trip into the blood is a little more adventurous. These vitamins make it through the stomach and the intestine,
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What almost dying taught...
Staring your mortality straight in the eye has a way of simplifying things, of rerouting your focus to what really matters. And when I was sick, I vowed that if I survived, it had to be for something. It had to be to live a good life, an adventurous life, a meaningful one.
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Hungry Owls Hunting PIPE...
of all five owls the little owl is the most adventurous over the last century and a half they've colonized nearly all the english lowlands and still seem to be doing well in contrast the barn owl has become increasingly rare over the last 50 years
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Magical houses, made of...
Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects
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Why I choose humanism...
growing their dreams into reality. So as a humanist, I believe we must be adventurous and even daring. The path of success is paved with risk and uncertainties. We have to muster the will and courage to do what people have never done.
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Cosmos: A Spacetime...
the trend to return to that adventurous spirit that yearns to really know the universe as it is science is a beautiful and emotional human endeavor and cosmos is all about making science and experience we were able to make it
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Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
When they talked about it after the task, with the adventurous brain, they said, "By the end, we were good friends and high-fived mentally." Whatever that means. Sounds painful. Whereas the people with the calculated brain
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My life as a professional...
I was into adventure before this but after my accident I decided to become a full-time adventurer because life is short it is I look up to my adventurous heroes the likes of sir edmund hillary
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Climbing China's...
experience of a lifetime the stone here offers up gymnastic athletic movement and but it can also be very adventurous sometimes dangerous but always beautiful this is what we love to
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World's Cutest Baby...
rank in order this super adventurous adventurous and stay home seems to be seen that one stays behind and it's gonna encourage but others to
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How do vitamins work? -...
water-soluble vitamins C and B have their transport cut out for them and can move around freely within the body. For lipid-soluble vitamins, dissolved in fat and found in foods like diary, butter and oils, this trip into the blood is a little more adventurous. These vitamins make it through the stomach and the intestine,
Video examples
What almost dying taught...
Staring your mortality straight in the eye has a way of simplifying things, of rerouting your focus to what really matters. And when I was sick, I vowed that if I survived, it had to be for something. It had to be to live a good life, an adventurous life, a meaningful one.
Video examples
Hungry Owls Hunting PIPE...
of all five owls the little owl is the most adventurous over the last century and a half they've colonized nearly all the english lowlands and still seem to be doing well in contrast the barn owl has become increasingly rare over the last 50 years
Video examples
Magical houses, made of...
Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects
Video examples
Why I choose humanism...
growing their dreams into reality. So as a humanist, I believe we must be adventurous and even daring. The path of success is paved with risk and uncertainties. We have to muster the will and courage to do what people have never done.
Video examples
Cosmos: A Spacetime...
the trend to return to that adventurous spirit that yearns to really know the universe as it is science is a beautiful and emotional human endeavor and cosmos is all about making science and experience we were able to make it
Video examples
Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
When they talked about it after the task, with the adventurous brain, they said, "By the end, we were good friends and high-fived mentally." Whatever that means. Sounds painful. Whereas the people with the calculated brain
Video examples
My life as a professional...
I was into adventure before this but after my accident I decided to become a full-time adventurer because life is short it is I look up to my adventurous heroes the likes of sir edmund hillary
Video examples
Climbing China's...
experience of a lifetime the stone here offers up gymnastic athletic movement and but it can also be very adventurous sometimes dangerous but always beautiful this is what we love to
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World's Cutest Baby...
rank in order this super adventurous adventurous and stay home seems to be seen that one stays behind and it's gonna encourage but others to
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Quote examples
John Torode
Australian Chef
My father did lots of things. He had an orange-juice factory. He did real estate. He did commercial selling. He was always up and about doing all sorts of weird and wonderful things and being adventurous. I always admired his self-discipline. He was very good at getting everything done. He was very tidy.
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Rhys Darby
New Zealander Comedian
I think what I'm gonna do is keep being international and not being grounded to any one particular thing. As long as I'm entertaining people in one way or another and maintaining some sort of adventurous life with my family in tow, then I'll be happy.
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Kristi Yamaguchi
American Athlete
I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.
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Jill Hennessy
Canadian Actress
I like someone who embraces life; who wants to be on a long journey but has no particular plan or destination in mind. An adventurous man, open to the concept of living life in the moment.
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Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
More and more the world is growing to love a lover, and one has only to read the newspapers to see how sympathetic are the times to any generous and adventurous display of the passions.
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Sherman Alexie
American Writer
I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders.
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James Redfield
American Author
Spiritual consciousness is, on the whole, very adventurous and all about pursuing our deepest, most fulfilling dreams.
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Francois Nars
French Businessman
I'll keep creating modern, deep, rich and adventurous colors and products that inspire creative expression every day.
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Eoin Morgan
Irish Athlete
Being adventurous and open to something different is something I'd encourage captains to do.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
I don't want an uneventful and safe life, I prefer an adventurous one.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
My father did lots of things. He had an orange-juice factory. He did real estate. He did commercial selling. He was always up and about doing all sorts of weird and wonderful things and being adventurous. I always admired his self-discipline. He was very good at getting everything done. He was very tidy.
Quote examples
Rhys Darby
New Zealander Comedian
I think what I'm gonna do is keep being international and not being grounded to any one particular thing. As long as I'm entertaining people in one way or another and maintaining some sort of adventurous life with my family in tow, then I'll be happy.
Quote examples
Kristi Yamaguchi
American Athlete
I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.
Quote examples
Jill Hennessy
Canadian Actress
I like someone who embraces life; who wants to be on a long journey but has no particular plan or destination in mind. An adventurous man, open to the concept of living life in the moment.
Quote examples
Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
More and more the world is growing to love a lover, and one has only to read the newspapers to see how sympathetic are the times to any generous and adventurous display of the passions.
Quote examples
Sherman Alexie
American Writer
I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders.
Quote examples
James Redfield
American Author
Spiritual consciousness is, on the whole, very adventurous and all about pursuing our deepest, most fulfilling dreams.
Quote examples
Francois Nars
French Businessman
I'll keep creating modern, deep, rich and adventurous colors and products that inspire creative expression every day.
Quote examples
Eoin Morgan
Irish Athlete
Being adventurous and open to something different is something I'd encourage captains to do.
Quote examples
Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
I don't want an uneventful and safe life, I prefer an adventurous one.
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