Adventure

ad-vent′ūr, n. a risk or chance: a remarkable incident: an enterprise: trial of the i ue: risk: a commercial speculation: the spirit of enterprise.— v.i. to attempt or dare.— v.t. to risk or hazard: ( refl. ) to venture.— v.i. to risk one's self (with on , into , upon ): to dare, go so far as to.— n. Advent′urer , one who engages in hazardous enterprises: a soldier of fortune, or speculator: one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences, .:— fem. Advent′ure .— adjs. Advent′urous , Advent′uresome , enterprising: ready to incur risk.— adv. Advent′urously .— n. Advent′urousne . [O. Fr.—L. advent urus , about to happen, fut. perf. of advenīre . See Advent .]