Resourceful

/rɪˈsɔrsfl/ adjective

Definition

Good at finding creative solutions and making the best use of available tools and materials to solve problems.

Etymology

From 'resource' (Middle French ressourcer, meaning to recover or emerge) plus 'ful' (Old English, meaning full of). The word evolved in the 1600s to describe someone full of resources or capable of drawing on many ideas.

Kelly Says

Resourceful people are like MacGyver—they can MacGyver their way out of problems using whatever's around them. Studies show that resourcefulness is often more valuable than raw intelligence because it combines creativity with practical thinking.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
vindingryk
vindingryk
AMአማርኛ
ብልጥ
ብልጥ
ARالعربية
موارد
موارد
BGБългарски
изобретателен
изобретателен
BNবাংলা
সম্পদশালী
সম্পদশালী
CACatalà
enginyós
enginyós
CSČeština
vynalézavý
vynalézavý
DADansk
opfindsom
opfindsom
DEDeutsch
einfallsreich
einfallsreich
ELΕλληνικά
ευρηματικός
ευρηματικός
ESEspañol
ingenioso
ingenioso
ETEesti
leidlik
leidlik
EUEuskara
asmatzaile
asmatzaile
FAفارسی
منابع
منابع
FISuomi
kekseliäs
kekseliäs
FRFrançais
débrouillard
débrouillard
GLGalego
inxenioso
inxenioso
HEעברית
משאבי
משאבי
HIहिन्दी
साधन संपन्न
साधन संपन्न
HRHrvatski
snalažljiv
snalažljiv
HUMagyar
találékony
találékony
IDBahasa Indonesia
banyak akal
banyak akal
ITItaliano
ingegnoso
ingegnoso
JA日本語
機転の利く
機転の利く
KO한국어
재치 있는
재치 있는
LTLietuvių
išradingas
išradingas
LVLatviešu
atjautīgs
atjautīgs
MNМонгол
ухаантай
ухаантай
MSBahasa Melayu
bijak
bijak
MYမြန်မာ
ဉာဏ်ရည်ထက်မြက်သော
ဉာဏ်ရည်ထက်မြက်သော
NLNederlands
vindingrijk
vindingrijk
NONorsk
oppfinnsom
oppfinnsom
PLPolski
pomysłowy
pomysłowy
PTPortuguês
engenhoso
engenhoso
RORomână
îndrăzneț
îndrăzneț
RUРусский
находчивый
находчивый
SKSlovenčina
vynaliezavý
vynaliezavý
SLSlovenščina
iznajdljiv
iznajdljiv
SRСрпски
сналажљив
сналажљив
SVSvenska
påhittig
påhittig
SWKiswahili
wenye akili
wenye akili
TAதமிழ்
புத்திசாலி
புத்திசாலி
TEతెలుగు
సాధన సంపన్న
సాధన సంపన్న
THไทย
ฉลาด
ฉลาด
TRTürkçe
becerikli
becerikli
UKУкраїнська
винахідливий
винахідливий
URاردو
ذہین
ذہین
VITiếng Việt
tháo vát
tháo vát
ZH中文
足智多谋的
足智多谋的

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