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Enterprising vs Industrious - What's the difference?

enterprising | industrious |

As adjectives the difference between enterprising and industrious

is that enterprising is displaying bravery and daring in the attempt of some task while industrious is hard-working and persistent; worksome.

enterprising

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Displaying bravery and daring in the attempt of some task.
  • Being very able and ingenious in business dealings.
  • industrious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hard-working and persistent; worksome.
  • I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * industriousness