Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plan-ful
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having (many) plans.

adj

Example Sentences

"Is an infant who delights in such repetitive actions as swatting a brightly colored mobile or making a toy duck quack engaging in planful or intentional behavior? Piaget said no: the secondary circular reaction is not a fully intentional response, because the interesting result it produces was discovered by chance and was not a purposeful goal the first time the action was performed."

Etymology

From plan + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plan

Inflected Forms

more planful (comparative) most planful (superlative)

Derived Forms

planfully planfulness

Questions

What does planful mean?: Having (many) plans.
Where does planful come from?: From plan + -ful.

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