How do you describe being adventurous?


How do you describe being adventurous? Adventurous means eager for adventure, and both words come from the Latin for “about to happen” — an adventure always has an element of the unknown. Being adventurous means you're willing to go where you haven't been before and do things you've never done, even if you don't know how it's going to turn out.


What is the word for desire for adventure?

The Germans call the strong urge for travel wanderlust, literally a desire for wandering. We loved the German efficiency of the word so much we annexed it for our own language. With a word like lust inside it, wanderlust really captures the dreamy passion travelers all share.


What is the word for craving for adventure?

A strong desire to travel is called wanderlust. If you dream of backpacking through Europe and then taking a quick spin through southeast Asia, you have wanderlust.


What is a good word for adventure?

  • escapade.
  • enterprise.
  • experience.
  • exploit.
  • incident.
  • occurrence.
  • undertaking.
  • venture.


What emotion is adventure?

Although adventure is typically associated with feelings of excitement, fear and danger, participation in less challenging activities also has the potential to evoke feelings of deep satisfaction.