Definition of adventure

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Adventure (v. i.) To try the chance; to take the risk.

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Adventuresome :: Adventuresome (a.) Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome.
Buccaneer :: Buccaneer (v. i.) To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber.
Filibuster :: Filibuster (n.) A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855..
Coadventurer :: Coadventurer (n.) A fellow adventurer.
Return :: Return (n.) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc..
Adventureful :: Adventureful (a.) Given to adventure.
Unfortunate :: Unfortunate (a.) Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business..
Romance :: Romance (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like..
Demirep :: Demirep (n.) A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
Unlucky :: Unlucky (a.) Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game..
Picaresque :: Picaresque (a.) Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer..
Love :: Love (n.) To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures..
Knight-errant :: Knight-errant (n.) A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity..
Buccaneer :: Buccaneer (n.) A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Aventure :: Aventure (n.) Accident; chance; adventure.
Happily :: Happily (adv.) By chance; peradventure; haply.
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..
Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
Adventuress :: Adventuress (n.) A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life..
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