adventures

Noun

adventure (countable and uncountable, plural adventures)

1. (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
   • his sense of adventure

   Antonyms:

   abstention

2. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
   • a life full of adventures
3. A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
   • He loved excitement and adventure.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
4. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
5. A text adventure or an adventure game.
   • The first thing to strike me about Spyplane was that it is more like a verbal simulation than an adventure.1984 May, “Spyplane”, in Crash, number 4, (review)
6. (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.

   Synonyms:

   fortune, hazard, luck, accident, casualty, chance, chance-medley, hap, joss, serendipity

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