ADVENTURE


Meaning of ADVENTURE in English

ad ‧ ven ‧ ture /ədˈventʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: aventure , from Latin advenire 'to arrive' , from ad- 'to' + venire 'to come' ]

1 . an exciting experience in which dangerous or unusual things happen:

a great adventure

Ahab’s adventures at sea

an adventure story

2 . sense/spirit of adventure willingness to try new things, take risks etc:

Come on – where’s your sense of adventure?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.