adventuress/ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/EtymologyFrom adventure (verb) + -ess, after adventurer. Compare earlier governess, sorceress, etc.adventuress means A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.nounA female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.“The ingenious adventuress, who may have become Rohan's mistress, formed a plan to make her fortune out of the cardinal's passion for power and the queen's passion for gems.”A female varietist.“And even an iconic movie star like Amitabh Bachchan is not embarrassed to state he approves of actress Aishwarya because she is "homely and domesticated" (read: not a sexual adventuress).”