wherewithal

wherewithal

wherewithal (countable and uncountable; plural wherewithals)

1. The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
   • I would like to help your project, but I do not have the wherewithal.
   • 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, Guardian:

     Christmas queen Mary Berrys aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queens speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.

   • 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, Penguin, paperback edition, page 67:

     ""I just cant imagine,"" Philip said, ""having that kind of self-knowledge, that kind of...wherewithal at fifteen.[...]""

wherewithal (not comparable)

1. (archaic) In what way; how.
   • 1662, Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 119:9,

     Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?

Altri significati:

the ability and means to accomplish some task

(archaic) In what way; how.

The ability and means required to accomplish some task.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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