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VENTUROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does venturous mean?
• VENTUROUS (adjective)
The adjective VENTUROUS has 1 sense:
1. disposed to venture or take risks
Familiarity information: VENTUROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disposed to venture or take risks
Synonyms:
audacious; daring; venturesome; venturous
Context example:
a venturous spirit
Similar:
adventuresome; adventurous (willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises)
Derivation:
venture (a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit)
venture (an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits)
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