Constructiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Constructiveness \Con*struct"ive*ness\, n.
     1. Tendency or ability to form or construct.
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     2. (Phren.) The faculty which enables one to construct, as in
        mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  constructiveness
       n : the quality of serving to build or improve [ant: {destructiveness}]