Search results
- Dictionaryadventurous/ədˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences: "an adventurous traveller" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Jun 19, 2024 · a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie saga a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
2 days ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway ( / ˈɜːrnɪst ˈhɛmɪŋweɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
1 day ago · Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, Vicomte de Saint-Exupéry, known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (UK: / ˌ s æ̃ t ɪ ɡ ˈ z uː p ɛr i /, US: /-ɡ z uː p eɪ ˈ r iː /, French: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃t‿ɛɡzypeʁi]; 29 June 1900 – c. 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator.
Jun 5, 2024 · Adventure is defined by the adventurer. For some people, it’s white-water rafting, and for others, it’s birdwatching. However, all adventures share characteristics: a sense of anticipation, the physical vitality of the outdoors, and the adrenaline rush of accomplishment.
Jun 4, 2024 · Picaresque novel, early form of novel, usually a first-person narrative, relating the adventures of a rogue or lowborn adventurer (Spanish pícaro) as he drifts from place to place and from one social milieu to another in his effort to survive.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 13, 2024 · Mountaineering, the sport of attaining, or attempting to attain, high points in mountainous regions, mainly for the pleasure of the climb. Mountaineering differs from other outdoor sports in that nature alone provides the field of action—and just about all of the challenges—for the participant.
Jun 13, 2024 · There’s Adventure with a capital “A”, of course. Shackleton's trip down South. Losing your whaling ship. Floating the uncharted Colorado. Traversing forgotten coastline. Swimming herculean distances. But, adventure comes in sizes big and small. Personal thresholds vary, and great unknowns are harder and harder to come by.
