Foresightedness

/ˌfɔrˈsaɪtɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being able to anticipate future events and plan accordingly; the characteristic of having good judgment about what will happen later.

Etymology

Foresighted + -ness (abstract noun suffix). This stack of affixes (fore + sight + -ed + -ness) represents the peak of English's agglutinative tendencies, building meaning through accumulated layers.

Kelly Says

Notice how English lets us layer suffixes endlessly—foresight, foresighted, foresightedness, foresightedly—yet other languages force you to choose one form; this flexibility is why English grabbed so much vocabulary from other languages instead of borrowing ready-made words.

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