enterprising
(adjective) marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; “an enterprising foreign policy”; “an enterprising young man likely to go far”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enterprising (comparative more enterprising, superlative most enterprising)
Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.
Very able and ingenious in business dealings.
enterprising
present participle of enterprise
enterprising (plural enterprisings)
The undertaking of an enterprise; purposeful activity; doings.
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Source: Wiktionary
En"ter*pri`sing, a.
Definition: Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm.
– En"ter*pri`sing*ly, adv.
En"ter*prise, n. Etym: [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise.]
1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12.
2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
En"ter*prise, v. t.
1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [R.] The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway.
2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.] Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Spenser.
En"ter*prise, v. i.
Definition: To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [R.] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
