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experience
English
Etymology
From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?sp??.i.?ns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?sp??.???ns/
- Hyphenation: ex?pe?ri?ence
Noun
experience (countable and uncountable, plural experiences)
- The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
- March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall
- Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching, had no experience of it.
- March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall
- (countable) An activity one has performed.
- (countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- they knew soone by experience how slenderly guarded against danger, the majestie of Rulers is
- Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from experience.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- (uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Trial; a test or experiment.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "experience": broad, wide, good, bad, great, amazing, horrible, terrible, pleasant, unpleasant, educational, financial, military, commercial, academic, political, industrial, sexual, romantic, religious, mystical, spiritual, psychedelic, scientific, human, magical, intense, deep, humbling, unforgettable, unique, exciting, exhilarating.
Antonyms
- inexperience
Hyponyms
- (activity one has performed): user experience
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
experience (third-person singular simple present experiences, present participle experiencing, simple past and past participle experienced)
- (transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
Synonyms
- undergo
Derived terms
- experienceable
- re-experience. reexperience
Translations
Further reading
- experience on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- experience at OneLook Dictionary Search
- experience in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "experience" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 126.
- experience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- experience in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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adventure
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /?d?v?nt???/, /æd?v?nt???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?v?nt???/
- Hyphenation: ad?ven?ture
Etymology 1
From Middle English aventure, aunter, anter, from Old French aventure, from Late Latin adventurus, from Latin advenire, adventum (“to arrive”), which in the Romance languages took the sense of "to happen, befall" (see also advene).
Noun
adventure (countable and uncountable, plural adventures)
- The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
- (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
- (obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
- (obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
- 1895, Lord Berners (translator), The Chronicles of Froissart
- He was in great adventure of his life.
- 1895, Lord Berners (translator), The Chronicles of Froissart
Synonyms
- (that which happens by chance): fortune, hazard, luck; see also Thesaurus:luck
- (chance of danger or loss): hazard
- (risk): jeopardy; see also Thesaurus:danger
Antonyms
- abstention, peradventure, unadventurous
Derived terms
- at all adventures
Related terms
- advent
- advene
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English aventuren, auntren, which from Old French aventurer, from aventure.
Verb
adventure (third-person singular simple present adventures, present participle adventuring, simple past and past participle adventured)
- (archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
- (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
- c. 1860, Isaac Taylor, Heads in Groups:
- Discriminations might be adventured.
- c. 1860, Isaac Taylor, Heads in Groups:
- (archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- adventure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- aventured, unaverted
Latin
Participle
advent?re
- vocative masculine singular of advent?rus
Middle French
Alternative forms
- aventure
Etymology
From Old French avanture, with the addition of a d to reflect Latin advent?rum.
Noun
adventure f (plural adventures)
- adventure
- fortune
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