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“venturous, venturesome” 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
venturous, venturesome
Of persons disposed to venture, or to encounter risk, audens (bold, 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 venturesome, audacem or audacia confiden tern 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 venturous, venturesome?
- The usual Latin words for “venturous, venturesome” 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.