different between audacity vs adventurous

audacity

English

Etymology

From late Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audax (bold), from aude? (I am bold, I dare).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ô-d??s?ti, IPA(key): /???dæs?ti/
  • (US) enPR: ô-d??s?ti, IPA(key): /??dæs?ti/

Noun

audacity (countable and uncountable, plural audacities)

  1. Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
    The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
    Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money.
  2. Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

Synonyms

  • (insolent boldness): audaciousness, outdaciousness, temerity

Related terms

  • audacious

Translations

Further reading

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

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adventurous

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

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