organizzato

Organizzato is an Italian adjective and the past participle of the verb organizzare, meaning arranged, structured, or well planned. It describes things that have been planned in advance or put in order, such as an event, a system, or a timetable. It can also refer to a person who is methodical and able to manage tasks efficiently, as in una persona organizzata. The word agrees in gender and number: organizzato (masc sing), organizzata (fem sing), organizzati (masc plur), organizzate (fem plur).

In use, organizzato appears in a variety of collocations, including gruppo organizzato, piano organizzativo, struttura organizzativa, and sistema ben organizzato. The antonym disorganizzato is commonly used to express the opposite. In criminology and sociology, the term appears in the phrase criminalità organizzata to denote organized crime, and it is often paired with riferimenti to groups or networks (organizzazioni criminali, gruppi organizzati).

Etymologically, organizzato derives from the verb organizzare, itself from Latin organum, meaning instrument or tool, extended through organizational and administrative sense-making. The concept exists in many Romance languages with cognate forms, such as organisé in French and organized in English. In Italian usage, organizzato conveys a positive sense of planning and efficiency when applied to events, processes, or people, while also serving as a contrastive term to disorganizzato.