different between high-spirited vs adventurous

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

high-spirited (comparative more high-spirited, superlative most high-spirited)

1. Possessing a bold nature.
   • 1918, Jack London, "The Princess":

     "She was as fine a figure of a woman as I was a man, as high-spirited and courageous, as reckless and dare-devilish."

2. Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung.
   • 1950 Sept. 25, "Music: Out of the Corner," Time:

     Last week a group of four high-spirited folksters known as the Weavers had succeeded in shouting, twanging and crooning folk singing out of its cloistered corner.

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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

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