English noun: resourcefulness | |||
1. | resourcefulness (attribute) the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation | ||
Samples | A man of great resourcefulness. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resource | ||
2. | resourcefulness (cognition) the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | ||
Samples | A man of resource. | ||
Synonyms | imagination, resource | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | armory, armoury, inventory | ||