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Definition of Resourcefulness
1. Noun. The quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation. "A man of great resourcefulness"
2. Noun. The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems. "A man of resource"
Generic synonyms: Cleverness, Ingeniousness, Ingenuity, Inventiveness
Specialized synonyms: Armory, Armoury, Inventory
Derivative terms: Resourceful
Definition of Resourcefulness
1. Noun. the ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Resourcefulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Resourcefulness
Literary usage of Resourcefulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A glossary of French slang by Olivier Leroy (1922)
"D. Système D, system consisting in showing resourcefulness under any difficult
... from se débrouiller, to manage to get along, to show resourcefulness. ..."
2. A Glossary of French Slang by Olivier Leroy (1922)
"D. Systeme D, system consisting in showing resourcefulness under any difficult
condition. Employer le systeme D, to shift for oneself even by using ..."
3. England and Germany by Emile Joseph Dillon (1917)
"CHAPTER XVII GERMANY'S resourcefulness AND our enemies' resourcefulness and power
of adaptation is of a piece with their capacity for work. ..."
4. Physics by Ernest Fox Nichols (1907)
"The extraordinary resourcefulness, shown by the leading workers in this field of
recent enquiry, in untangling the complex snarl of phenomena presented, ..."
5. Causes and Effects in American History: The Story of the Origin and by Edwin Wilson Morse (1912)
"Washington showed his resourcefulness as a commander in defeat by the skill with
which he extricated his force of eight thousand men from the dangerous ..."
6. Causes and Effects in American History: The Story of the Origin and by Edwin Wilson Morse (1912)
"Washington showed his resourcefulness as a commander in defeat by the skill with
which he extricated his force of eight thousand men from the dangerous ..."
7. Time Study and Job Analysis as Applied to Standardization of Methods and by William Otto Lichtner (1921)
"resourcefulness It is not enough for the analyst to make an accurate study of
methods already in use. He should be able to suggest improvements in the ..."
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