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Willing vs Adventurous - What's the difference?

willing | adventurous |

As adjectives the difference between willing and adventurous

is that willing is ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course while adventurous is inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.

As a noun willing

is the execution of a will.

As a verb willing

is present participle of lang=en.

willing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.}}
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}

    Synonyms

    * agreeable, agreeing, consenting, voluntary

    Derived terms

    * willing horse

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare, or, obsolete) The execution of a will.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • adventurous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
  • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.}}
  • Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.
  • Antonyms

    * (inclined to adventure) nervous * (full of hazard) safe

    Synonyms

    * (inclined to adventure) enterprising, daring, dareful, venturesome, on the go, restless * (full of hazard) rash, foolhardy, presumptuous, hazardous

    Derived terms

    * adventurously * adventurousness