RESOURCEFULNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation

Example:

a man of great resourcefulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("resourcefulness" is a kind of...):

resource (a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed)

Derivation:

resourceful (having inner resources; adroit or imaginative)

Meaning:

The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

Example:

a man of resource

Synonyms:

imagination; resource; resourcefulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("resourcefulness" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resourcefulness"):

armory; armoury; inventory (a collection of resources)

Derivation:

resourceful (having inner resources; adroit or imaginative)