different between adventurous vs advene

English

Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?v?n.t??.?s/

Adjective

adventurous (comparative more adventurous, superlative most adventurous)

1. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
2. (of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

Synonyms

• (inclined to adventure): enterprising, daring, dareful, venturesome, on the go, restless,
• (full of hazard): rash, foolhardy, presumptuous, hazardous, venturesome

Antonyms

• (inclined to adventure): nervous
• (full of hazard): safe

Derived terms

• adventurously
• adventurousness

Related terms

• adventure
• adventurer
• adventuresome
• adventurism

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advenire (“to come to, arrive at”), from ad (“to”) +? venire (“to come”). Compare convene, intervene, supervene.

Verb

advene (third-person singular simple present advenes, present participle advening, simple past and past participle advened)

1. (rare) To accede or to come to; to be superadded to, to be added to something or become a part of it, though inessential.

Related terms

• advent
• adventure
• adventurer
• adventurous

Further reading

• advene in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• advene in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Evadne, Naveed