Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being venturous; boldness; hardiness; fearlessness; intrepidity.
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- noun The quality or state of being
venturous ;mettle ; one's willingness to undertake potentially hazardous endeavours.
Etymologies
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venturous + -ness
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Examples
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Add to this, that confidence makes a man venturous, and venturousness casts him into the high road of danger, and the very arms of destruction.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III. 1634-1716 1823
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a venturousness of spirit, that were little formed for such scenes as these.
Imogen A Pastoral Romance William Godwin 1796
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