endeavour vs nisus
nisus vs endeavourendeavour and nisus both are nouns.
endeavour is a verb but nisus is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| endeavour | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| nisus | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
nisus is a hyponym of
endeavour; that is, nisus is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
endeavour:
- endeavour: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- nisus: an effortful attempt to attain a goal
Other hyponyms of endeavour include
batting, best, worst, bid, play, crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl, essay, foray, contribution, part, share, liberation, mug's game, power play, squeeze, squeeze play, seeking, shot, stab, shot, pains, strain, striving, battle, struggle, takeover attempt, run, test, trial, test, trial.
| endeavour (noun) | nisus (noun) |
|---|---|
| earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | an effortful attempt to attain a goal |
| a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) |
| endeavour (verb) | nisus (verb) |
|---|---|
| attempt by employing effort |
Words related to "endeavour"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- Canadian spelling
- activity
- assay
- attempt
- batting
- battle
- be at pains
- best
- bid
- buck
- business activity
- commercial activity
- contribution
- crack
- effort
- endeavor
- enterprise
- essay
- fling
- foray
- forlorn hope
- fraudulent scheme
- go
- illegitimate enterprise
- labor
- labour
- liberation
- mug's game
- nisus
- offer
- pains
- part
- pass
- play
- power play
- project
- racket
- run
- seek
- seeking
- share
- shot
- squeeze
- squeeze play
- stab
- strain
- strive
- striving
- struggle
- take pains
- takeover attempt
- task
- test
- trial
- try
- undertaking
- whirl
- worst
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