adventure

¹ad·ven·ture

noun \əd-ˈven-chər\

Definition of ADVENTURE

1

a : an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks b : the encountering of risks <the spirit of adventure>

2

: an exciting or remarkable experience <an adventure in exotic dining>

3

: an enterprise involving financial risk

Examples of ADVENTURE

1. The field trip was an adventure for the students.
2. He told us about his camping adventures.
3. They were looking for adventure.

Origin of ADVENTURE

Middle English aventure, chance, risk, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin adventus, past participle of advenire to arrive, from ad- + venire to come — more at come

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ADVENTURE

Synonyms: emprise, experience, exploit, gest (or geste), happening, time

Antonyms: sure thing

Related Words: escapade, lark, ploy; act, action, deed, doing, feat; episode, occasion; baptism, ordeal, test, trial, tribulation; enterprise, risk, venture; expedition, exploration, mission, performance, quest, stunt

Near Antonyms: bore, bummer, bust, downer, drag

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Rhymes with ADVENTURE

backbencher, debenture, front-bencher, indenture