adventurousness

noundaring

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noun daring

Antonyms for adventurousness

Word Origin & History

mid-14c., "hazardous" (also "occurring by chance," late 14c.), from Old French aventuros "chance, accidental, fortuitous;" of persons, "devoted to adventure" (Modern French aventureux), from aventure (see adventure (n.)). Sense evolution is through "rash, risk-taking" (c.1400), "daring, fond of adventure" (mid-15c.).

Example Sentences for adventurousness

He is a little too effusive, a little too self-conscious in his adventurousness.

What has not man effected by the boldness of his conceptions and the adventurousness of his spirit?

While his adventurousness was conquest, hers, it was only too manifest, was brigandage.

I knew it from her insecure temperament, her adventurousness, her needs.

You know less of the adventurousness of love than I should have suspected.

His one defect was his want of a boy's adventurousness, and his disinclination to out-door sports and exercises.

When the balance hangs in doubt between the adventurousness of vanity and the frigidity of fear, ever incline to the latter side.

The goldfield cyclist, however, is a reckless individual, and rarely counts the cost of his adventurousness.

He represented the spirit of national unrest and adventurousness, which James abhorred.

Fletcher was a bold and skilful swimmer, and on at least two occasions his adventurousness nearly cost him his life.

adventurousness

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audaciousness

audacity

boldness

courage

daredevilry

adventurousness

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Antonyms for adventurousness

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