Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foresightedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-sight-ed-ness
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of having foresight

Uncountable

noun

The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English foresighted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English foresightedness From foresighted + -ness.

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Questions

What does foresightedness mean?
The quality of having foresight
Where does foresightedness come from?
Etymology tree English foresighted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English foresightedness From foresighted + -ness.

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