venturoso

Italian

Etymology

ventura (luck, fortune) + -oso (-ous)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ven.tuˈro.zo/
  • Stress: venturóso
  • Hyphenation: ven‧tu‧ro‧so

Adjective

venturoso (feminine singular venturosa, masculine plural venturosi, feminine plural venturose)

  1. (poetic) fortunate, lucky
    Synonyms: avventurato (archaic), avventuroso (literary), fortunato
    Antonyms: iellato (regional), scalognato (colloquial), sfigato (colloquial), sfortunato, sventurato
    • 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “I. All'Italia [To Italy]”, in Canti, Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, lines 61–67, page 5:
      Oh venturose e care e benedette ¶ l’antiche etá, che a morte ¶ per la patria correan le genti a squadre, ¶ e voi sempre onorate e gloriose, ¶ o tessaliche strette, ¶ dove la Persia e il fato assai men forte ¶ fu di poch’alme franche e generose!
      Oh fortunate, and blessed, and dear the ancient days, when our people rushed to die in ranks for their homeland: And you, o Thessalian narrow passes, honoured and glorious for ever, where Persia and fate were much less strong than a few brave and generous spirits!

References

  • venturoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From ventura + -oso.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ven‧tu‧ro‧so

Adjective

venturoso m (feminine singular venturosa, masculine plural venturosos, feminine plural venturosas, comparable)

  1. fortunate, lucky

Spanish

Etymology

From ventura + -oso.

Adjective

venturoso (feminine singular venturosa, masculine plural venturosos, feminine plural venturosas)

  1. fortunate, lucky
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