Meanings
adjectiveunenterprising (comparative more unenterprising, superlative most unenterprising)
comparative more unenterprising · superlative most unenterprising
- Lacking the property of being enterprising.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishenterprising
- Englishunenterprising
From un- + enterprising.
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APA
unenterprising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenterprising
MLA
“unenterprising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenterprising. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unenterprising,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenterprising.
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