resourcefulness

CEFRB2

/riˈsɔrsfəlnəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ability to find clever ways to solve problems.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems.

Examples

  • A man who lacks resourcefulness is useless.

  • I'm really impressed at your resourcefulness.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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The survivor's blank amazed everyone, as he created tools from rocks and sticks.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From resourceful + -ness.