Enterprising

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Enterprising \En"ter*pri`sing\, a.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enterprising
       adj 1: marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to
              undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign
              policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"
              [ant: {unenterprising}]
       2: marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an
          aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent";
          "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn:
          {aggressive}, {pushful}, {pushing}, {pushy}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "enterprising":
     active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious,
     animated, aspiring, assiduous, audacious, bold, brave, brisk, busy,
     courageous, craving, daring, dashing, determined, diligent,
     driving, dynamic, eager, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic,
     foolhardy, forceful, forcible, full of pep, go-ahead, go-go,
     hard-working, hardworking, hearty, hungry, hustling, impetuous,
     incisive, indefatigable, industrious, intense, itching, keen,
     kinetic, lively, living, lusty, mettlesome, overbold, peppy,
     persevering, purposeful, purposive, pushful, pushing, pushy,
     resolute, resolved, resourceful, robust, smacking, snappy,
     spanking, spirited, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over,
     tireless, trenchant, up-and-coming, venturesome, venturous,
     vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, yearning, zealous, zestful,
     zesty, zippy