planfulness
- noun
- /ˈplænfəl.nəs/
- The team's planfulness in organizing the event ensured everything went smoothly and on schedule.
Examples
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Her planfulness allowed her to achieve her long-term goals by breaking them down into manageable steps.
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With great planfulness, he mapped out his studies for the semester to balance coursework and personal commitments.
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As a result, they may exhibit less commitment and planfulness toward career goals, possibly because they perceive their paths toward their career goals to have barriers beyond their control (Swanson, Daniels, & Tokar, 1996).
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
The ability to think ahead and plan for the future
Careful planning for the future to avoid problems
A careful, thoughtful, and slow way of acting or making decisions
Thinking ahead and preparing for future needs or problems
Careful planning for the future to meet needs and avoid problems
How Organized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Planfulness comes from plan ('a set of steps to reach a goal') and the ending -fulness ('being full of' or 'having a quality'), so you can picture someone who is 'full of plans'. So, planfulness means being careful and organized when making plans and decisions.