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adventureful

ad·ven·ture
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-ven-cher]
    • /ædˈvɛn tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-ven-cher]
    • /ædˈvɛn tʃər/

Definitions of adventureful word

  • noun adventureful an exciting or very unusual experience. 1
  • noun adventureful participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure. 1
  • noun adventureful a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome. 1
  • noun adventureful a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture. 1
  • noun adventureful Obsolete. peril; danger; risk. chance; fortune; luck. 1
  • verb with object adventureful to risk or hazard. 1
See all 11 definitions of adventureful

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Origin of adventureful

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English aventure < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *adventūra what must happen, feminine (orig. neuter plural) of Latin adventūrus future participle of advenīre to arrive; ad- ad- replacing a- a-5. See advent, -ure

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Parts of speech for Adventureful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Adventureful

adventureful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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