resourcefulness
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problemsThe ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems.
» I admire your resourcefulness.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems.
Einfallsreichtum, Findigkeit, Genialität
нахо́дчивостьnaxódčivostʹ, изобрета́тельностьizobretátelʹnostʹ, изворо́тливостьizvorótlivostʹ
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
Examples
6 sentencesI admire your resourcefulness.
I'm really impressed at your resourcefulness.
A man who lacks resourcefulness is useless.
deEin Mann, dem Einfallsreichtum fehlt, ist nutzlos. — samueldora
Donald's resourcefulness helped him pass several tests.
Use your resourcefulness to find creative solutions.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: resourcefulnesses| Singular | resourcefulness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems:resourceimagination
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.