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FORESIGHTFULNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foresightfulness mean?
• FORESIGHTFULNESS (noun)
The noun FORESIGHTFULNESS has 1 sense:
1. providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
Familiarity information: FORESIGHTFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
foresight; foresightedness; foresightfulness
Hypernyms ("foresightfulness" is a kind of...):
providence (the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources)
Derivation:
foresightful (planning prudently for the future)
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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up, it's no good being pig-headed." (English proverb)
"The way the arrow hits the target is more important than the way it is shot; the way you listen is more important than the way you talk." (Bhutanese proverb)
"If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too." (Arabic proverb)
"Some die; others bloom." (Corsican proverb)
"The way the arrow hits the target is more important than the way it is shot; the way you listen is more important than the way you talk." (Bhutanese proverb)
"If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too." (Arabic proverb)
"Some die; others bloom." (Corsican proverb)