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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
tending to take risks; brave.
She was a venturesome young woman and only too happy to join the arctic expedition.- synonyms:
- adventurous, audacious, risky
- similar words:
- adventuresome, brave, chancy, courageous, dangerous, daring, dashing, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, game, hazardous, intrepid, perilous, pioneer, plucky, spunky
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| definition 2: |
involving potential risk; dangerous.
a venturesome trip |
| related words: |
bold, daring, dashing, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, hardy, reckless |
| derivations: |
venturesomely (adv.), venturesomeness (n.) |
The word venturesome
contains the following part:
-some1
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by, tending to
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