(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurement
adventurement
noun
(obsolete) adventure.
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
anarchoindividualist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antireductive
avanguardisti
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coadventuress
coadventuring
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterevidence
counterevidence
noun
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
countervindication
curvated
curvated
adj
Alternative form of curvate
curveted
curveted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curvet
curvetted
curvicaudate
curvicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a curved or crooked tail.
curvidentate
dativogerundial
decaturville
decorrugative
decurvation
decurvature
denumerantive
denumerative
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
destructive
destructive
adj
(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Causing destruction; damaging.
destructively
destructively
adv
in a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction
destructiveness
destructiveness
noun
the state or quality of being destructive
destructivism
destructivism
noun
An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators.
destructivity
destructivity
noun
destructiveness
detritivorous
detritivorous
adj
(ecology) That feeds on detritus; saprophagous
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
detrusive
deuterovitellose
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
devourment
devourment
noun
The act of devouring something.
devouter
devouter
adj
comparative form of devout: more devout
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
discursative
discursativeness
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disinvestiture
disinvestiture
noun
The act of depriving of investiture.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
disruptiveness
disruptiveness
noun
Quality or state of being disruptive.
distributival
distributive
distributive
adj
(grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
(logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
Relating to distribution.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
noun
(grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
(grammar) distributive case
(mathematics) A distributive numeral.
distributively
distributively
adv
In a distributive manner
distributiveness
distributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being distributive or allotting.
distributivity
distributivity
noun
(mathematics) the fact of being distributive
disturbative
disturbative
adj
(chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing.
disventure
disventure
noun
(obsolete) A disadventure.
disvulnerability
diumvirate
diverticula
diverticular
diverticular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diverticulum.
diverticulate
diverticulate
adj
Related to a diverticulum
diverticulitis
diverticulitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.
diverticulosis
diverticulosis
noun
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
diverticulum
diverticulum
noun
(anatomy) A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
divestiture
divestiture
noun
The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.
The process of stripping away a person's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate them into an organization.
divestitures
divestitures
noun
plural of divestiture
divesture
divesture
noun
Obsolete form of divestiture.
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
durative
durative
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative. Part of the imperfective aspect, as opposed to the perfective aspect, of verbs.
Long-lasting.
noun
(linguistics) This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; a continuative.
duratives
duratives
noun
plural of durative
dustcover
dustcover
noun
Synonym of dust jacket
duumvirate
duumvirate
noun
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
edulcorative
edulcorative
adj
Tending to sweeten or purify by affusions of water.
excurvated
inadventurous
inadventurous
adj
Not adventurous.
incurvated
incurvated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incurvate
individuator
individuator
noun
One who, or that which, individuates.
indurative
indurative
adj
Relating to, causing, or marked by induration or hardening.
interadventual
interadventual
adj
(Christianity) Between the first and second advents of Jesus Christ.
interdestructive
interdestructive
adj
destructive to each other
interdestructively
interdestructiveness
interdestructiveness
noun
The quality of being interdestructive.
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.
interdiffusive
interdiffusiveness
interindividual
interindividual
adj
Occurring between individuals.
introductive
introductive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction
introductively
introductively
adv
In an introductive manner; as an introduction.
invaletudinary
invaletudinary
adj
(obsolete) Lacking health.
inverisimilitude
inverisimilitude
noun
Lack of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.
irreproductive
jurisdictive
jurisdictive
adj
jurisdictional
maladventure
misadventure
misadventure
noun
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
misadventurer
misadventurer
noun
One who experiences misadventures.
misadventures
misadventures
noun
plural of misadventure
misadventurous
misadventurous
Adjective
unfortunate
misadventurously
misadventurously
adv
In a misadventurous manner.
multigravida
multigravida
noun
A pregnant woman who has had at least two previous pregnancies.
musterdevillers
musterdevillers
noun
(obsolete) A kind of grey woolen cloth.
nerviduct
neurodegenerative
neurodegenerative
adj
(neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.
nonadventurous
nonadventurous
Adjective
Not adventurous.
nonadventurously
nonadventurousness
noncircumvallated
nondestructive
nondestructive
adj
That does not result in destruction or damage.
nondestructively
nondestructively
adv
In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.