| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,738,857,362 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
unenterprising |
Also found in: Legal | 0.03 sec. |
|
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations unenterprising [ˈʌnˈentəpraɪzɪŋ] ADJ [person] → poco emprendedor, falto de iniciativa; [character, policy, act] → tÃmido unenterprising adj person, policy → ohne Unternehmungsgeist, hausbacken (inf); it was very unenterprising of them to turn it down → dass sie abgelehnt haben beweist, wie wenig Unternehmungsgeist sie haben unenterprising [ʌnˈɛntəˌpraɪzɪŋ] adj → poco intraprendente unenterprising [ʌnˈɛntəˌpraɪzɪŋ] adj → poco intraprendente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| In London at the present moment there exist some thousands of respectable, neatly-dressed, mechanical, unenterprising young men, employed at modest salaries by various banks, corporations, stores, shops, and business firms. If he had the courage to encounter danger, he at least hated the trouble of going to seek it; and while he agreed in the general principles laid down by Cedric concerning the claim of the Saxons to independence, and was still more easily convinced of his own title to reign over them when that independence should be attained, yet when the means of asserting these rights came to be discussed, he was still ``Athelstane the Unready,'' slow, irresolute, procrastinating, and unenterprising. This is a very common course of things, even in the present state of the Union; but it was peculiarly the fortunes of the two extremes of society, in the peaceful and unenterprising colonies of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|