Forehandedness

/ˌfɔːrˈhændɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being well-prepared, forward-thinking, and ready with advance planning; foresight.

Etymology

From 'forehanded' + '-ness' (noun suffix making abstract qualities). This noun captures the trait of someone who thinks ahead, derived from the meaning of being prepared beforehand.

Kelly Says

Benjamin Franklin famously praised 'forehandedness'—the idea that planning ahead and preparing now prevents disasters later became central to American values!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀዳሚነት
qä.dä.mi.nɛt
ARالعربية
تبصر
tab.ṣar
BNবাংলা
পূর্বানুমান
pur.bā.numān
CACatalà
previsió
pre.vi.zi.ó
CSČeština
předvídavost
pr̝̊ɛd.viː.da.vost
DADansk
forudseenhed
foʁ.u.ˈse̝ˀ.nəd
DEDeutsch
Voraussicht
foːɐ̯.ʔaʊ̯.zɪçt
ELΕλληνικά
προόραση
pro.ó.ra.si
ESEspañol
previsión
pre.vi.sión
FAفارسی
پیش‌بینی
piš-bi.ni
FISuomi
ennakkoluulisuus
en.nak.ko.lu.u.lis.uus
FRFrançais
prévoyance
pʁe.vwɑ̃s
GUGU
પૂર્વાનુમાન
poor-vā-numān
HAHA
shawara
shah.wah.rah
HEעברית
תכנון מראש
ta.kh.nun me.rosh
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वानुमान
poor-vā-numān
HUMagyar
előrelátás
e.løː.re.laː.tɒʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
kematangan
kə.ma.tang.an
IGIG
ịkpọkọta
i.kpo.ko.tah
ITItaliano
previdenza
pre.vi.dɛn.tsa
JA日本語
先見性
sen-ken-sei
KKKK
алдын ала шаралау
al.dɯn a.la ʃa.rɑ.lɑw
KMKM
ការរៀបចំ
kaː rɪəp cɔm
KO한국어
선제성
seon-je-seong
MRMR
पूर्वानुमान
poor-vā-numān
MSBahasa Melayu
kematangan
kə.ma.tang.an
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ရှေ့စီမံချက်
shay.shay.tsi.mam.hket
NLNederlands
voorzienigheid
voːr.zi.nɪ.xɪt
NONorsk
forutseende
foʁ.u.tseː.ɛnde
PAPA
ਪੂਰਵਾਨੁਮਾਨ
pū.rav.ā.numān
PLPolski
przewidzenie
pʂɛ.vi.d͡ʑe.ɲe
PTPortuguês
previdência
pʁe.vi.dɛ̃.si.a
RORomână
previziune
pre.vi.zi.u.ne
RUРусский
предвидение
pryed-vi-de-niye
SVSvenska
förutseende
fœr.u.se.ɛnde
SWKiswahili
kujiandaa
ku.ji.an.dah
TAதமிழ்
முன்னறிவு
muṉṉa.ṟi.vu
TEతెలుగు
పూర్వానుమానం
pū.rvā.numā.nam
THไทย
การเตรียมการ
kār trīam.kān
TLTL
paghahanda
pah.hah.an.dah
TRTürkçe
öncü görme
œn-djuh yor.me
UKУкраїнська
передбачливість
pe.re.dba.chi.vist
URاردو
پہلے سے اندازہ
peh.le se an.dā.zah
VITiếng Việt
sự chuẩn bị
sư̄ chuẩn.bị
YOYO
ìròyìn
i.ro.yin
ZH中文
预见性
yù jiàn xìng
ZUZU
ukubambisana
u.ku.bahm.bee.sah.nah

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