English → Latin
“adventurous” in Latin
audeōto dare, venture, risk; to be eager for battleaudāxbold, audacious, daring; presumptuouscōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, betemerāriusaccidental; casual, rash, heedless; recklessperīculōsusdangerous, hazardous, perilousancepsdouble-headed, having two heads; having two summits or peaks; facing in two directionsdubiusMoving in two directions alternately, vibrating to and fro, fluctuating, wavering; Vacillating in mind, wavering, uncert
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adventurous
audens (hold, in a good sense, especially of a single act): audax (bold in good or bad sense: of the habit): confidens (full of self-confidence, in a bad sense): temerarius (rash). (The words are found in this connection and order), temerarius atque audax. To be adventurous, audacem or audacia confidentem esse.
Hazardous, dangerous, of things, periculosus (full of danger): anceps (threatening equal danger from two sides): dubius (doubtful, as to how it may turn out). (The words are found in this connection and order), periculosus et anceps.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adventurous?
- The usual Latin words for “adventurous” are audeō, audāx, cōnfīdō; also temerārius, perīculōsus, anceps. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.