Adventure (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an exciting or very unusual experience.
  2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure.
  3. a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
  4. a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
  5. Obsolete.
    • peril; danger; risk.
    • chance; fortune; luck.
verb (used with object), ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.
  1. to risk or hazard.
  2. to take the chance of; dare.
  3. to venture to say or utter: to adventure an opinion.
verb (used without object), ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.
  1. to take the risk involved.
  2. to venture; hazard.
noun
  1. a risky undertaking of unknown outcome
  2. an exciting or unexpected event or course of events
  3. a hazardous financial operation; commercial speculation
  4. obsolete
    • danger or misadventure
    • chance
verb
  1. to take a risk or put at risk
  2. to dare to go or enter (into a place, dangerous activity, etc)
  3. to dare to say (something)
Adventure (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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