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Definitions: Venturous |
VenturousAdjective1. Involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise". 2. Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "venturous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Venturous \Ven"tur*ous\, adjective. [Aphetic form of Old English aventurous. See Adventurous, Venture, noun.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: VenturousSynonyms: audacious (adj), daring (adj), hazardous (adj), risky (adj), venturesome (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Courage | Enterprising, adventurous; venturous, venturesome; dashing, chivalrous; soldierly; (warlike); heroic. |
Rashness | Hot-blooded, hotheaded, hotbrained; headlong, headstrong; breakneck; foolhardy; harebrained; precipitate, impulsive. overconfident, overweening; venturesome, venturous; adventurous, Quixotic, fire eating, cavalier; janty, jaunty, free and easy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Venturous |
| English words defined with "venturous": audacious ♦ daring ♦ hazardous ♦ risky ♦ venturesome. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "venturous": Gama. (references) |
| "Venturous" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 85.39% of the time. "Venturous" is used about 89 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 85.39% | 76 | 38,217 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 11.24% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (plural) | 3.37% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 89 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
uscgc venturous | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "venturous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Me Rrezik (adventurous, badly, chancy, perilous, precarious, speculative), I Kuturisur (adventurous, venturesome), Aventurier (adventurer, adventurous, gold digger, venturer, venturesome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | "отов На иск, Смел (Hardy), искован. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Hazardní (hazardous, reckless, risky). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | hasardeux. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verwegen (audacious, bold, cheeky, daring, foolhardy, overbold, rash, saucy, venturesome, venturesomely, venturously), riskant (bold, chancy, dangerous, dicey, dodgy, hazardous, precarious, risky, touchy, wildcat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Merész (adventurous, audacious, bold, brave, coup, daring, enterprising, foolhardy, hazardous, intrepid, parlous, plucky, presumptuous, risky, valiant, valorous, venturesome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rischioso (chancy, dicey, hazardous, risky, touch and go, venturesome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enturousvay Vigoroso (active, alive, bold, bouncing, energetic, flush, Hale, hard cover book, healthful, healthy, hegemony, lively, lusty, nervous breakdown, nervy, peppy, pitiable, racy, red blooded, robust, sinewy, smart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, trenchant, vigorous, virile, vital, vivid, wakeless, youthful, zippy), Nada Tímido, Impudente (immodest, impertinent, impudent, shameless), Forte (accomplished, acute, bold, bouncing, brawny, cogent, decuman, firm, forceful, forcible, Fort, forte, fortress, full blown, Hale, hard, heavy, hefty, high, high-hearted, intense, intensive, keen, loud, lusty, man-made fibers, masculine, masterful, mighty, narcissism, penetrating, pithy, potent, presidio, racy, red blooded, robust, salt, sanguineous, seaworthy, sharp, sinewy, snorting, solid, stalwart, stark, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy, substantial, swingeing, telling, tough, two-fisted, unfailing, vehement, vigorous, wakeless, wholesome), Corajoso (adventurous, bold, brave, chivalrous, cool, courageous, fearless, gallant, game, gamy, go ahead, hare, high-hearted, high-spirited, intrepidity, lion-hearted, manful, mettled, mettlesome, plucky, resolute, soldierly, spirited, spunky, stout, unshrinking, valiant), Arrojado (audacious, bold, brave, chanceful, cool, courageous, dashing, Dauntless, rash, valiant, venturesome), Íngreme. (various references) Смелый. (various references) smeo (bold, brave, courageous, daring, high-spirited, manful, plucky, risque, venturesome), opasan (adventurous, breakneck, dangerous, girded, hazardous, parlous, perilous, pernicious, tight, treacherous, ugly, uncanny, unsafe, vicious), koji se izlaže opasnosti. (various references) Venturoso (fortunate, happy). (various references) Våghalsig (daredevil, swashbuckling, venturesome), Riskabel (desperate, perilous, risky, touch and go, venturesome), Äventyrlig. (various references) Gözüpek (adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, courageous, dare devil, daring, fearless, gamy, gutsy, Hardy, intrepid, nothing if not courageous, stalwart, undaunted, venturesome), Cesur (adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, brave, bulldog, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dashing, Dauntless, Doughty, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gallant, game, gamy, great-hearted, gritty, gutsy, Hardy, heroic, intrepid, martial, plucky, redoubtable, resolute, spartan, spirited, spunky, stout, stouthearted, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome), Atak (attack, confident, dapper, daring, dashing, gutsy, heady, mettled, mettlesome, militant, push, pushful, pushing, rash, reckless, spunky). (various references) Заповзятливий, Безстрашний, изикований. (various references) thích phiêu lưu (adventurous), thích mạo hiểm (adventurous), phiêu lưu (adventurous, venturesome), mạo hiểm liều lĩnh (adventurous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "venturous": venturously, venturousness, venturousnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "venturous": adventurous, unadventurous. (additional references) | |
Words containing "venturous": adventurously, adventurousness, adventurousnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Venturous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: venturis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "venturous" (pronounced 'Ven"tur*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous, Adipocerous, Adipogenous, Adipous, Adipsous, Adjectitious, Adoptious, Adscititious, Adulterous, Aduncous, Advantageous, Adventitious, Adventurous, Adversarious, Aeneous, Aeriferous, AEruginous, AEstuous, Aetheogamous, Affabrous, Affectuous, Agalactous, Agamous, Agatiferous, Agynous, Alacrious, Albugineous, Albuminiferous, Albuminiparous, Alburnous, Algous, Aliferous, Aligerous, Alimonious, Alkalious, Alliaceous, Allochroous, Allogamous, Allogeneous, Allomerous, Allonymous, Alluvious, Altisonous, Aluminiferous, Aluminous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amatorious, Ambaginous, Ambagious, Ambidextrous, Ambigenous, Ambiguous, Ambilevous, Ambiparous, Ambitious, Amentaceous, Amentiferous, Ammonitiferous, Amnigenous, Amoebous, Amorous, Amorphous, Amphibious, Amphibolous, Amphigamous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Amphipodous, Amphistomous, Ampullaceous, Amurcous, Amyelous, Amygdalaceous, Amygdaliferous, Amylaceous, Amyous, Anacanthous, Anacardiaceous, Anachronous, Anadromous, Analogous, Anandrous, Anantherous, Ananthous, Anarthropodous, Anarthrous, Anasarcous, Anatiferous, Androcephalous, Andropetalous, Androphagous, Androtomous, androus, Anemorphilous, Anenterous, Anfractuous, Angiocarpous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermatous, Angiospermous, Angiosporous, Angiostomous, Anguineous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anhistous, Anhydrous, Anisodactylous, Anisomerous, Anisopetalous, Anisophyllous, Anisostemonous, Anisotropous, Annelidous, Annotinous, Annoyous, Anodynous, Anomaloflorous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anonaceous, Anonymous, Anserous, Antecedaneous, Antenniferous, Antheriferous, Antherogenous, Anthocarpous, Anthophagous, Anthophilous, Anthophorous, Anthraciferous, Anthropomorphous, Anthropophagous, Antibillous, Anticontagious, Anticous, Antidromous, Antilogous, Antimonious, Antipathous, Antipetalous, Antisepalous, Antistrumous, Antitypous, Antivariolous, Anurous, Anxious, Apellous, Apetalous, Aphanipterous, Aphidivorous, Aphidophagous, Aphthous, Aphyllous, Apiaceous, Apocarpous, Apodous, Apostematous, Aproctous, Apterous, Apyrous, Aqueous, Aquiferous, Aquiparous, Araceous, Araneous, Arbitrarious, Arboreous, Arborous, Archaeostomatous, Arduous, Ardurous, Arenaceous, Arenarious, Arenulous, Argentiferous, Argentous, Argillaceous, Argilliferous, Argillo-calcareous, Argillous, Armiferous, Armigerous, Aromatous, Arrenotokous, Arreptitious, Arseniferous, Arsenious, Artificious, Artiodactylous, Arundiferous, Arundinaceous, Arundineous, Asbestous, Ascigerous, Ascititious, Asclepiadaceous, Ascriptitious, Asomatous, Asparaginous, Aspermatous, Aspermous, Asperous, Assassinous, Assiduous, Astriferous, Astucious, Asymmetrous, asynchronous, Athalamous, Atheous, Athermanous, Athermous, Atheromatous, Atokous, Atrabilious, Atramentaceous, Atramentarious, Atrocious, Atropous, Atrous, Attiguous, Audacious, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurantiaceous, Aurichalceous, Auriferous, Aurivorous, Aurocephalous, Aurous, Auspicious, Autocephalous, Autoecious, Autogamous, Automatous, Autonomous, Avaricious, Avarous, Avenaceous, Avenious, Avidious, Azotous, Azureous, Azygous, Azymous, Bacciferous, Baccivorous, Balaniferous, Balsamiferous, Balsamous, Barbarous, Barbigerous, Barratrous, Basylous, Batrachophagous, Battailous, Beauteous, Bellicous, benevolous, Biangulous, Biantheriferous, Bibacious, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Bicipitous, Bifarious, Biferous, Biforous, Bifurcous, Bigamous, Bignoniaceous, Bijugous, Biliferous, Bilinguous, Bilious, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Biparous, Bipetalous, Biramous, Bisexous, Bisexuous, Bismuthiferous, Bismuthous, Bisulcous, Bituminiferous, Bituminous, Bivalvous, Bivious, Blasphemous, Blastocarpous, Blendous, Blennogenous, Blusterous, Blustrous, Boisterous, Boistous, Bombycinous, Bombylious, Boracous, Boraginaceous, Boragineous, Bounteous, Brachypterous, Brachytypous, Branchiferous, Branchiostegous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Brumous, Bulbaceous, Bulbiferous, Bulbous, Bumptious, Burdenous, Burglarious, Butyraceous, Butyrous, Buxeous, Byssaceous, Byssiferous, Cactaceous, Cadaverous, Caducous, Caesious, Calamiferous, Calamitous, Calcareo-siliceous, Calcareous, Calcariferous, Calciferous, Calcigenous, Calcigerous, Calcivorous, Calculous, Caliginous, Callous, Calumnious, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Campylospermous, Campylotropous, Cancellous, Cankerous, Canorous, Cantankerous. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-o-r-s-t-u-u-v" | |
-2 letters: nervous, outruns, runouts, tenours, tenuous, tonsure. | |
-3 letters: nestor, noters, ouster, outers, outrun, rouens, routes, runout, souter, stoner, stoure, stover, strove, suture, tenors, tenour, tensor, toners, trones, troves, tuners, turves, unrest, unrove, unsure, untrue, uterus, uveous, venous, vertus, voters. | |
-4 letters: euros, nerts, nevus, noter, notes, nurse, onset, outer, outre, ovens, overs, overt, rents, roset, rotes, rouen, roues, rouse, roust, route, routs, roven, roves, runes, runts, senor, servo, seton, snore, snort, snout, steno, stern, stone, store, stour, stove, tenor, terns, toner, tones, tonus, tores, torse, torus, tours, touse, trone, trove, trues, tuner, tunes, turns, unset, vents, verso, verst, verts, vertu, voter, votes. | |
-5 letters: eons, erns, eros, erst, euro, nest, nets, noes, nose, note, nous, nuts, ones, onus, ores, orts, ours, oust, outs, oven, over, rent, rest, rets, revs, roes, rose, rote, rots, roue, rout, rove, rues, rune, runs, runt, ruse, rust, ruts, sent, snot, sone, sore, sorn, sort, sour, stun, suer, suet, sure, tens, tern, toes, tone, tons, tore, torn, tors, tour, true, tune, tuns, turn, unto, urns, urus, user, vent, vert, vest, veto, vets, voes, vote. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-o-r-s-t-u-u-v" | |
+2 letters: adventurous, unobtrusive, venturously. | |
+3 letters: outmaneuvers, virtuousness. | |
+4 letters: adventurously, unadventurous, unobtrusively, venturousness. | |
+5 letters: proventriculus, superovulating, superovulation, unconstructive, virtuousnesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 65 6E 74 75 72 6F 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- . -. - ..- .-. --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100101 01101110 01110100 01110101 01110010 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V e n t u r o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0065 006E 0074 0075 0072 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)567180868784818785 |
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