undertaking vs endeavour

endeavour vs undertaking

undertaking and endeavour both are nouns.

undertaking is not a verb while endeavour is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
undertaking	Yes	No	No	No
endeavour	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, endeavour is a hyponym of undertaking; that is, endeavour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than undertaking:

undertaking: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
endeavour: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

Other hyponyms of undertaking include breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover, adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture, assignment, baby, endeavor, enterprise, labor of love, labour of love, endurance contest, marathon, no-brainer, proposition, large order, tall order, venture.

undertaking (noun)	endeavour (noun)
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
the trade of a funeral director	a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

undertaking (verb)	endeavour (verb)
	attempt by employing effort

Difference between undertaking and endeavour

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