adventure

English

/ədˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/, /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃə/

noun
Definitions
  • The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
  • A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
  • A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
  • (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
  • (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
  • (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
  • (obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
  • (obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English aventure borrowed from Old French aventure derived from Latin adventurus, advenire (come to, arrive at) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷem-

Gloss

step, come, go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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