venturesomeness

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noun

The degree or quality of being venturesome.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounventuresomeness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe degree or quality of being venturesome.

    Somebody must lead the way. I just showed that the thing could be done; but you men brought up to the use of steam cannot conceive the vast importance of my bit of venturesomeness to the Eastern trade of the time.

    1899, Joseph Conrad, Youth And Two Other Stories

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe trait of being adventurous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

venturesomeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venturesomeness

MLA

“venturesomeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venturesomeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venturesomeness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venturesomeness.

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