Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being adventurous; daring.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.
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- noun The quality of being
adventurous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of being adventurous
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Examples
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The achievement of greatness through daring and adventurousness is intolerable to the mediocrities who malign him, as it reminds them they are parasitic worms.
Columbus: The Far Left is Dead Right, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The achievement of greatness through daring and adventurousness is intolerable to the mediocrities who malign him, as it reminds them they are parasitic worms.
Columbus: The Far Left is Dead Right, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In the previous post I cited John Dewey's notion of "adventurousness" as the quality I most look for in new writers and new works of fiction.
Experimental Fiction 2010
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I decided to see how this year's San Francisco Symphony season stacked up in "adventurousness" with a few other orchestras in the country, and looked at the nine-month seasons for Boston, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia during the same period.
Archive 2009-08-01 sfmike 2009
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I decided to see how this year's San Francisco Symphony season stacked up in "adventurousness" with a few other orchestras in the country, and looked at the nine-month seasons for Boston, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia during the same period.
San Francisco Symphony 2009-10 Preview sfmike 2009
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Scientists have found that first-born children are apt to conform while younger siblings, as time goes by, exhibit an increase in traits such as adventurousness and rebellion.
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We can't decide if we're loving the adventurousness of the look, or if it's a little costume-y.
Selena Gomez's Sexy, Sparkly Onesie: Love It Or Leave It? (PHOTOS, POLL) 2011
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In addition to conjuring her fruity spreads such as this summer's sublime Strawberry Rose Geranium, Ms. Taylor has just expanded her collection of herbal-infused sweetened syrups, all of which inspire culinary adventurousness.
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But he and his wife found something even more elusive: a palpable sense of the rakish adventurousness that prevailed between the world wars.
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Out of sheer practicality, this area of the squad is the one that speaks of adventurousness.
Fabio Capello's chance to leave an England legacy tinged with optimism | Kevin McCarra 2011
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