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adventure

n. C / U
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ædˈvɛntʃɝ// UK //ɐdvˈɛntʃɐ// ad·ven·ture Archaic General-service

n. an exciting and unusual experience. It often involves some risk or a trip to a new place.

n. an exciting, unusual, and typically hazardous experience or activity. Often refers to a journey or a series of events involving risk and physical activity.


SIMPLE

Our camping trip was a great adventure.

CONTEXTUAL

The children spent the whole afternoon in the woods, pretending they were on a grand adventure to find lost treasure.

COMPLEX

While some travelers prefer the comfort of luxury resorts, others seek the thrill of adventure by exploring remote mountain ranges and unfamiliar cultures.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Vulgar Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷənjō Vulgar Latin veniō Vulgar Latin adveniō Vulgar Latin adventūrus Vulgar Latin *adventūra Old French aventurebor. Middle English aventure English adventure 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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English aventuren, auntren, from Old French aventurer, from aventure.

Usage

Countable when referring to a specific experience; uncountable when referring to the general concept of excitement and risk-taking.

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