Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forethoughtful

/ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-thought-ful
IPA: /ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.

Example Sentences

"But we live in an age of the world when a spirit is abroad which is more than directly and blessedly influential on the present,— which is forethoughtful and prospective, casting its relations like strong grappling-irons over the future, and claiming its issues."
"Meal times always caught the majority unaware. They tumbled and jostled down the companionways only to find the wise and forethoughtful had preëmpted every chair."
"And I should have been forethoughtful enough to see the looming danger."

Etymology

From fore- + thoughtful; or forethought + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Suffix: forethought

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/
British English: /ˈfɔːθɔːtfʊl/

Inflected Forms

more forethoughtful (comparative) most forethoughtful (superlative)

Derived Forms

forethoughtfully forethoughtfulness unforethoughtful

Questions

How do you pronounce forethoughtful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/.
What does forethoughtful mean?: Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.
Where does forethoughtful come from?: From fore- + thoughtful; or forethought + -ful.

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