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planfulness

planfulness

7.0
A careful, organized way of making plans before acting
  • noun
  • /ˈplænfəl.nəs/
translation icon : planificación
  • The team's planfulness in organizing the event ensured everything went smoothly and on schedule.

Examples

  • Her planfulness allowed her to achieve her long-term goals by breaking them down into manageable steps.

  • With great planfulness, he mapped out his studies for the semester to balance coursework and personal commitments.

  • 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

foresight
vsplanfulness
30 5.6

The ability to think ahead and plan for the future

focuses on being careful and organized in choosing actions
forethought
vsplanfulness
10 5.5

Careful planning for the future to avoid problems

is about being careful and organized in decisions now
deliberateness
vsplanfulness
1 6.7

A careful, thoughtful, and slow way of acting or making decisions

emphasizes being organized and systematic when deciding
foresightedness
vsplanfulness
1 7.5

Thinking ahead and preparing for future needs or problems

is careful and organized when arranging choices and actions
foresightfulness
vsplanfulness
8.5

Careful planning for the future to meet needs and avoid problems

is being careful and organized when making decisions

How Organized

systematic
66 4.6
planfulness
7.0
organization
  • US
91 2.4
orderliness
3 3.6
disorganization
  • US
7 3.8

Surface Forms

planfulness singular
planfulnesses plural

Morphology

planfulness = planful (transparent) = plan + ful + ness

The word 'planfulness' is transparently derived from 'planful' by adding the suffix '-ness' to indicate a state or quality.

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.