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Definitions: Resourcefulness |
ResourcefulnessNoun1. The quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation: "a man of great resourcefulness". 2. The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "resourcefulness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references) |
Synonyms: ResourcefulnessSynonyms: imagination (n), resource (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Resourcefulness |
| English words defined with "resourcefulness": smart, streetwise. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Confronted with this incredible resourcefulness - this desperate desire to survive - we must wonder, why? What is the value, even for oneself, to sustain an existence that must ultimately end in death? (The Hellstrom Chronicle; writing credit: David Seltzer) | |
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Economic History | Luxembourg | In response, the government emphasizes pursuit of a sustainable and healthy economy - one which seeks foremost to attract new businesses based on their resourcefulness and sustainability rather than on their potential for job creation alone. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Resourcefulness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Resourcefulness" is used about 45 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 45 | 50,900 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
resourcefulness | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "resourcefulness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shkathtësi (adroitness, agility, cleverness, craftiness, cunning, deftness, dexterity, facility, jugglery, legerity, lubricity, refractoriness, sagacity, skill, smartness), mprehtësi (acuity, acumen, acuteness, clairvoyance, discernment, edge, insight, penetration, perspicacity, poignancy, quickness, salt, sharpness, subtlety). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سعة الحيلة, الدهاء (astuteness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съобразителност (acumen, acuteness, flexibility, gumption, policy), находчивост (acumen, ingeniousness, ingenuity, know how, mercuriality, repartee, resource, smartness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 足智多谋. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vynalézavost (gumption, ingeniousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Eremedaille van Voortvarendheid en Vernuft (Medal of Honour for Enterprise and Resourcefulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nokkeluus (ready wit), neuvokkuus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ressource (remedy, resort, resource, resources). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Findigkeit (ingeniousness, ingenuity, recourcefulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επινοητικότητα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | יזמ" (enterprise, initiative), תושי" (advice, insight, nous, presence of mind, resource, resources, sagacity, wisdom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | találékonyság (contrivance, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness, resource), leleményesség (gumption, ingenuity, inventiveness, resource). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 知謀 (ingenuity), 知略 (ingenuity), "斐性 (ability), 智謀 (ingenuity), 智略 (ingenuity), 変通 (adaptability). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かいしょう (ability, cancellation, circular, circulating letter, easy victory, liquidation, Navy Minister, negotiation, renaming, retitling, sweeping victory, talks, Vice-Admiral), へ"つう (adaptability), ちぼう (ingenuity), ちりゃく (governance, ingenuity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 자원이용. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | saasoilid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esourcefulnessray expediente (business hours, device, dodge, dodgery, expedite, health resort, knack, makeshift, means, remedy, resort, resources, shift), engenho (ingenuity, machine, mill, spirit, wit), despacho (adroitness, by law, clearing, decree, despatch, dispatch, expedition, judgment, knack, mandarin, order), desenvoltura (flippancy), desembaraço (aplomb, flippancy, legerity, promptitude, readiness). (various references) inventivitate (gumption, ingenuity, ingenuousness, inventiveness), abilitate (ability, address, adroitness, aptness, art, cleverness, competence, craft, cunning, deftness, finesse, genius, knack, skill, talent). (various references) находчивость (repartee, resource). (various references) snalažljivost (adroitness), obilatost u sredstvima. (various references) inventiva (contrivance, imagination, ingenuity, invention, inventiveness), iniciativa (enterprise, initiative, lead, leadership), ingeniosidad (acumen, artifice, astuteness, ingeniousness, ingenuity). (various references) rådighet (gumption, resource). (various references) винахідливість (adroitness, contrivance, ingenuity, initiative, invention, inventiveness, nimbleness). (various references) t i xoay xở (shifty), t i vặt (resource), t i tháo vát (resource). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sollertia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "resourcefulness": resourcefulnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "resourcefulness" (pronounced rēsô"rsfulnus) |
| 9 | -ô" r s f u l n u s | forcefulness. |
| 7 | -s f u l n u s | peacefulness, usefulness. |
| 6 | -f u l n u s | awfulness, harmfulness, hopefulness, playfulness, thoughtfulness, truthfulness, wastefulness, wistfulness, wonderfulness. |
| 5 | -u l n u s | casualness, fickleness, gentleness, idleness. |
| 4 | -l n u s | coolness, dullness, foulness, fullness, illness, reasonableness, smallness, stillness, wellness, wholeness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forgiveness, forthrightness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopelessness, humanness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wetness, whiteness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, witness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-f-l-n-o-r-r-s-s-s-u-u" | |
-3 letters: ruefulnesses. | |
-4 letters: cruelnesses, fluorescers, resourceful. | |
-5 letters: counselees, enclosures, ferrocenes, fluorescer, fluoresces, foulnesses, reenforces, refluences, refocusses, ruefulness, secureness, sourceless, usefulness. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-e-f-l-n-o-r-r-s-s-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: resourcefulnesses. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 73 6F 75 72 63 65 66 75 6C 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . ... --- ..- .-. -.-. . ..-. ..- .-.. -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01110011 01101111 01110101 01110010 01100011 01100101 01100110 01110101 01101100 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e s o u r c e f u l n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0073 006F 0075 0072 0063 0065 0066 0075 006C 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)527185818784697172877880718585 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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