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Definition of Foresightedness
1. Noun. Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future.
Generic synonyms: Providence
Derivative terms: Foresighted, Foresightful
Definition of Foresightedness
1. Noun. The quality of having foresight ¹
2. Noun. The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foresightedness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Foresightedness
Literary usage of Foresightedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boy Scout Movement Applied by the Church by Norman Egbert Richardson, Ormond Eros Loomis (1915)
"Such virtues as foresightedness and patience, though, good Scouts practice
naturally, and the fact that the beans when done are even more luscious than the ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"In this rivalry of foresightedness the German and French governments have been
our keenest competitors both on sea and land, and have probably surpassed us ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1912)
"... the first railroad will come to you from the east, after this timber, here,
where we stand." He truly says this was evidence of a great foresightedness, ..."
4. The Monthly Review (1844)
"... the actual state of things and the estimate of living character, as well as
to the want of decision and clear foresightedness in respect of the future. ..."
5. Contributions to the Bacteriology of the Oyster by Woods Hutchinson, Hollis Godfrey, Rhode Island (State) Commissioners of shell-fisheries, Lester Angell Round (1914)
"dition of the laborer have been steadily improved — partly by the foresightedness
of the more intelligent class of employers, whose results have proved an ..."
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