Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foresightful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-sight-ful
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent

Etymology

From foresight + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foresight

Inflected Forms

more foresightful (comparative) most foresightful (superlative)

Derived Forms

foresightfully foresightfulness

Synonyms

farseeing farsighted foresighted prospicient long longsighted

Questions

What does foresightful mean?: Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
Where does foresightful come from?: From foresight + -ful.

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