adventure — an exciting or remarkable experience involving risk or unknown outcomes
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an exciting or remarkable experience involving risk or unknown outcomes
Pronunciation (IPA): /ədˈventʃər/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's cooking is always an adventure - you never know if it'll be amazing or require a fire extinguisher!
- Reading the assembly instructions for IKEA furniture is the ultimate modern adventure.
- She documented every adventure during her backpacking trip across Europe.
adventure
NOUN[/ədˈventʃər/]
an exciting or remarkable experience involving risk or unknown outcomes
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin 'adventura', meaning 'things about to happen' or 'that which is about to come'. It evolved from the combination of ad- (to, toward) and venire (to come), originally describing unpredictable events expected to occur in the future.
Breakdown
ad- (to, toward) + venire (to come) + -ura (noun suffix) = adventura (that which comes toward one; things about to happen).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother's cooking is always an adventure - you never know if it'll be amazing or require a fire extinguisher!”
“Reading the assembly instructions for IKEA furniture is the ultimate modern adventure.”
“She documented every adventure during her backpacking trip across Europe.”
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
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