adventuresomeness
Love of risk
Adventuresomeness is the quality of being inclined toward adventure—a willingness to take risks or try new experiences.
The word is rare, with *adventurousness* serving the same meaning more commonly.
Her adventuresomeness led her to quit her job and travel solo through Southeast Asia.
Boldness before danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- valorCourage in danger
- intrepidityFearless courage
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
heroism · fortitude · dauntlessness · pluck · mettle · guts · nerve · spunk
Stake on uncertain outcome
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- daringAdventurous courage
- thrill-seekingPursuing excitement through risk
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
temerity · speculation · brinkmanship · leap of faith · high-stakes · derring-do · rashness · impulsiveness
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
quest · odyssey · safari · excursion · pioneering · venturing · wanderlust · uncharted
Keen enjoyment or peel
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
enterprising · initiative · tenacity · resilience · gumption · drive · verve · dynamism
bravery
Boldness before danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- valorCourage in danger
- intrepidityFearless courage
gallantry · heroism · fortitude · dauntlessness · pluck · mettle · guts · nerve · spunk · stoutheartedness
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- daringAdventurous courage
- thrill-seekingPursuing excitement through risk
recklessness · temerity · speculation · brinkmanship · leap of faith · high-stakes · derring-do · rashness · impulsiveness · hazarding
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
journey · quest · odyssey · safari · excursion · pioneering · venturing · wanderlust · uncharted · wilderness
zest
Keen enjoyment or peel
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
exuberance · enterprising · initiative · tenacity · resilience · gumption · drive · verve · dynamism · élan
adventuresomenesstimidity
Fearful lack of courage
cautiousness · cowardice · caution · fearfulness · timorousness
adventuresomenessconservatism
Preference for existing institutions
conventionality · staidness · unadventurousness · predictability · traditionalism
adventure, adventurous, adventurer, advent, adventuring, adventured, misadventure, unadventurous, misadventures