"venturesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛntjʊə(ɹ)səm/, /ˈvɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)səm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-venturesome.wav Forms: more venturesome [comparative], most venturesome [superlative], ventersome [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃə(ɹ)səm Etymology: From venture + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|venture|some|pos=adjective}} venture + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} venturesome (comparative more venturesome, superlative most venturesome), {{tlb|en|poetic}} (poetic)
  1. Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous. Tags: poetic Translations (adventurous): дързък (dǎrzǎk) (Bulgarian), авантюристичен (avantjurističen) (Bulgarian), ngākau tangatanga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-venturesome-en-adj-vW0wOPFo Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'adventurous': 83 17
  2. Potentially hazardous; risky. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-venturesome-en-adj-bzOopyOL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adventuresome, daring Derived forms: venturesomely, venturesomeness
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Alternative forms

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