- constructiveness
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
constructiveness
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Constructiveness — Con*struct ive*ness, n. 1. Tendency or ability to form or construct. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phren.) The faculty which enables one to construct, as in mechanical, artistic, or literary matters. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constructiveness — constructive ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving a useful purpose. 2) Law derived by inference; not stated explicitly. DERIVATIVES constructively adverb constructiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Constructiveness (Phrenology) — Constructiveness is a faculty from the discredited pseudoscience discipline of phrenology. Constructiveness is the seat of initiative, creativity and originality. It confers the capacity to plan and construct, to design and invent, to organise… … Wikipedia
constructiveness — See constructively. * * * … Universalium
constructiveness — noun a) The characteristic of being constructive. b) (phrenology) creativity, the capacity to invent … Wiktionary
constructiveness — n. productiveness, creativeness, helpfulness … English contemporary dictionary
constructiveness — con·struc·tive·ness … English syllables
constructiveness — noun the quality of serving to build or improve • Ant: ↑destructiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑constructive • Hypernyms: ↑quality … Useful english dictionary
Ideality (Phrenology) — Ideality is a faculty from the discredited pseudoscience discipline of phrenology. Ideality describes the disposition towards perfection, towards beauty and refinement in all aspects of life. It is localized on the temples, above and behind… … Wikipedia
constructive — adjective Date: circa 1680 1. declared such by judicial construction or interpretation < constructive fraud > 2. of or relating to construction or creation 3. promoting improvement or development < constructive criticism > … New Collegiate Dictionary
