enterprisingness

Questions about enterprisingness

What does enterprisingness mean?

enterprisingness means "readiness to embark on bold new ventures".

How many syllables are in enterprisingness?

enterprisingness has 5 syllables: en-ter-pri-sing-ness. The stress falls on "pri".

What is another word for enterprisingness?

Close synonyms include enterprise, initiative, go-ahead. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is enterprisingness a common word?

enterprisingness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.