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Added 30 September 2026

adventure

/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ noun

In Latin: periculum, discrimen Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adventure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
his sense of adventure
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
a life full of adventures
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.

verb

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To risk oneself; to dare to go somewhere or undertake something.
To try the chance; to take the risk.

Origin

From Middle English aventure, aunter, anter, from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventūra, from Latin adventūrus (“about to arrive, (Vulgar Latin) about to happen”), future active participle of adveniō (“to arrive”), which in the Romance languages took the sense of "to happen, befall" (see also advene). By surface analysis, advent + -ure. Compare Scots adventur, Swedish äventyr, German Abenteuer.

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