venturesomeness
English edit
Etymology edit
venturesome + -ness
Noun edit
venturesomeness (uncountable)
- The degree or quality of being venturesome.
- 1899, Joseph Conrad, Youth And Two Other Stories[1]:
- Somebody must lead the way. I just showed that the thing could be done; but you men brought up to the use of steam cannot conceive the vast importance of my bit of venturesomeness to the Eastern trade of the time.