entrepreneurial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌɔn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ (Australia)
- /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.i.əl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- (US) audio
- /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɹ.i.əl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.i.əl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English entrepreneurial From entrepreneur + -ial.
Meanings
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Having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising.
It is a canard trotted out by lazy or tendentious journalists that nationalised British Railways lacked entrepreneurial flair.
2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 37:Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King.
2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most entrepreneurial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more entrepreneurial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
entrepreneurialism · entrepreneurial customer · microentrepreneurial · entrepreneurially · unentrepreneurial · technopreneurial · intrapreneurial · nonentrepreneurial
Translations (12)
es emprendiente (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · fr entrepreneurial (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · mi rakahinonga (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · fr entrepreneur (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · pl przedsiębiorczy (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · sv entreprenöriell (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · it imprenditoriale (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · de unternehmerisch (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · ru предпринима́тельский (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · fr entreprenant (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · mk претприемнички (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising) · es emprendedor (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising)