Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"

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Example:

A: Hey, do you like to do bungee jumping?
B: Um, OK. Haven't done it before, but let's try it.

I'm not looking for adventurous or something similar. That word should also fit in less action-packed activities:

A: I have a new board game. Do you like to play?
B: I don't know this game and, actually, I don't like these varieties of games but I'll play. Maybe it's fun.

First I thought about open-minded but I think this means more willing to listen to people, think about their ideas, arguments, ... and accept them (not necessarily agree).
What word describes person who is willing to try activities he doesn't know or hasn't experienced before?

user2683 · Accepted Answer

To be adventurous is to be willing to try new things (not necessarily action-packed).

user11752 · Answer

A slightly obscure alternative: Neophile

James Waldby - jwpat7 · Answer

Uninhibited often is used in the sense you ask for.  Near-synonyms include unrestrained, unchecked, uncontrolled, unfettered, free, unbound, unconstrained, wild or unruly, unbridled, boundless, limitless, unstultified.

Regarding adventurous I prefer form venturesome (or perhaps  adventuresome) but the meaning is nearly the same.

Also consider audacious (in senses "Disposed to venture or take risks" or daring) and dauntless (with its several "fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious" senses).

mbauman · Answer

In a less formal context, game is sometimes used as an adjective to mean "willing to do something, esp something different, new, or slightly dangerous"

tcovo · Answer

Openness to experience is a term used in the Five Factor Model of personality. Based on this, I use the term open to experience or simply open.

Third News · Answer

Philoneism an excessive love of novelty.

justwanahelp · Answer

Inquisitive might be an alternative.

Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"

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