Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enterprising

/ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: en-ter-pris-ing
IPA: /ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.

adj

Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.

verb

present participle and gerund of enterprise

noun

The undertaking of an enterprise; purposeful activity; doings.

Example Sentences

"It was now settled that every body was to be amused by her coarse jest and her odd expressions, and therefore everybody was amused. Moreover, there was another great secret of her popularity; all in her company luxuriated in a little complacent sense of their own superiority,—one of the most agreeable of the senses to indulge. Such was the enterprising individual whose saloon was to-night a representation of the Field of the Cloth of Gold."
"What gives these enterprisings their political character are the contentions, claims and experiences of the other."

Inflected Forms

more enterprising (comparative) most enterprising (superlative) enterprisings (plural)

Derived Forms

enterprisingly enterprisingness unenterprising

Synonyms

go-getting

Questions

How do you pronounce enterprising?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does enterprising mean?: Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.

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