n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: ADVENTURE , emprise, exploit, feat, gest, venture
Related Words: attempt, effort, endeavor, striving, struggle; campaign, cause, project, pursuit, task, undertaking; deed
2
Synonyms: PROJECT 2, undertaking
Related Words: speculation
3 a unit of economic or business organization or activity FF1C; an economy encouraging the expansion of small, privately owned enterprises FF1E;
Synonyms: business, company, concern, establishment, firm, house, outfit
Related Words: interest; organization; corporation; industry
4 readiness to attempt or engage in what requires energy or daring FF1C; complained about his brother's lack of enterprise FF1E;
Synonyms: ambition, drive, get-up-and-go, initiative, push; compare VIGOR 2
Related Words: ambitiousness, eagerness, energy, enthusiasm, ||hustle, vigor; boldness, courage, daring, venturesomeness; inventiveness, self-reliance
Contrasted Words: languor, lethargy; indolence, laziness, sloth; apathy, inertia