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Meaning of "constructiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSTRUCTIVENESS

constructiveness  [kənˈstrʌktɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSTRUCTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Constructiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONSTRUCTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 and devise ways and means of carrying out projects with ingenuity and dexterity. It is localized on the temples, below ideality.

Definition of constructiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of constructiveness in the dictionary is the quality of being positive and helpful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSTRUCTIVENESS


activeness
ˈæktɪvnəs
collectiveness
kəˈlɛktɪvnəs
conjunctiveness
kənˈdʒʌŋktɪvnəs
contradictiveness
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪvnəs
defectiveness
dɪˈfektɪvnəs
diffractiveness
dɪˈfræktɪvnəs
inactiveness
ɪnˈæktɪvnəs
indistinctiveness
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktɪvnəs
inductiveness
ɪnˈdʌktɪvnəs
invectiveness
ɪnˈvektɪvnəs
nonproductiveness
ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪvnəs
objectiveness
əbˈdʒɛktɪvnəs
perfectiveness
pəˈfɛktɪvnəs
productiveness
prəˈdʌktɪvnəs
reproductiveness
ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪvnəs
respectiveness
rɪˈspektɪvnəs
restrictiveness
rɪˈstrɪktɪvnəs
selectiveness
sɪˈlɛktɪvnəs
subjectiveness
səbˈdʒɛktɪvnəs
unproductiveness
ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSTRUCTIVENESS

constructable
constructer
constructible
construction
construction company
construction engineer
construction industry
construction site
construction worker
constructional
constructionally
constructionism
constructionist
constructive
constructive dismissal
constructively
constructivism
constructivist
constructor
constructure

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSTRUCTIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of constructiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «constructiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSTRUCTIVENESS

Find out the translation of constructiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of constructiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «constructiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

建设性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

constructividad
570 millions of speakers

English

constructiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

constructiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البناءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конструктивность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

construtividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

constructiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

constructif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembinaannya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Konstruktivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

constructiveness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

constructiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbangun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

constructiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

constructiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रचनात्मकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köklülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costruttività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konstruktywność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конструктивність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

constructivitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εποικοδομητικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

constructiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konstruktivitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

constructiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of constructiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTRUCTIVENESS»

The term «constructiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 145.944 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTRUCTIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «constructiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «constructiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about constructiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSTRUCTIVENESS»

Discover the use of constructiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to constructiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe
Poe's. "constructiveness". and. "The. Fall. of. the. House. of. Usher' .55 Speaking at the University of Virginia's 1909 commemoration of the centenary of Poe's birth , University of North Carolina Professor C. Alphonso Smith described Poe's work  ...
Kevin J. Hayes, 2002
2
Bartlett, Culture and Cognition
David Bloor In his two books Psychology and Primitive Culture (1923) and Remembering (1932) Frederic Bartlett talked at some length about a process he called 'social constructiveness'. By contrast, his later books, The Mind at Work and ...
Akiko Saito, 2003
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The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health: ...
With large Tune, Constructiveness, Imitation and Time, a person can play on several musical instruments. With large Ideality, a person will play with good taste and will have a fine ear for music; with large Veneration, will love sacred music; ...
4
Heads and Faces, and how to Study Them: A Manual of ...
In this group are located Constructiveness, Ideality, Sublimity, Imitation, and Mirthfulness. These faculties tend to humanize, and refine, and elevate life and character. CONSTRUCTIVENESS. Constructiveness is eminently an inventive and ...
Nelson Sizer, Henry Shipton Drayton, 1891
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Annals of Phrenology
Constructiveness confers only the power of constructing in general, and the results which it is capable of producing are influenced by other faculties. For example, intellect alone, with extreme deficiency of Constructiveness, will never enable ...
Nahum Capen, 1834
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A System of Phrenology
Constructiveness, then, confers only the power of constructing in general, and the results which it is capable of producing are influenced by other faculties. For example, intellect alone, with extreme deficiency of Constructiveness, will never ...
George Combe, 1830
7
Marital Conflict and Children: An Emotional Security Perspective
ConstructivenessConstructiveness” refers to behaviors exhibited and tactics used during disagreements that help to strengthen family relationships—for example, the relationship between the parents and the child's perception of the parents' ...
E. Mark Cummings, Patrick T. Davies, 2011
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The principles of phrenology
Secondly; we have found frequently a complete hollow at that part of the cranium where he supposes the organ of Constructiveness to be, in very superior mechanicians, but have always found the upper part of the head, where he supposes ...
Sid Smith, 1838
9
The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany
His perceptive organs are all good, with the exception of Language, which is certainly small. Individuality, Weight, and Size are large, Constructiveness is very large, and in satisfying this propensity is his chief pleasure. I remarked, that the ...
10
The Senses and the Intellect.:
The three conditions of constructiveness generally VERBAL CONSTRUCTIVENESS. 3. Constructiveness in Speech. IllustrationofVolition asanelementin constructiveness 4. Fulfilment of the conditions of grammar, &c. Necessity of a large stock ...
Alexander Bain., 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSTRUCTIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term constructiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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FIFA chief Blatter challenges critics to prove corruption claims
"I accept correct and constructiveness criticism," he added. "This is an instrument to think about things and change them. "But if someone says ... «Soccerway, Jul 15»
2
Memoir Gives Insight On a Time of Darkness
... an evolutionary process, the role of visionary actors on the inside of the colonial or repressive state has to be valued for its constructiveness. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
3
Better small company reporting is key to unlocking EU Capital …
The quality and constructiveness of the dialogue and engagement between investors and smaller companies can have a noticeable effect on ... «City A.M., Jun 15»
4
Diageo share price froth will soon settle
Despite that, DGE's daily chart still has an underlying constructiveness beyond the frothy momentum—I would expect the support area around ... «City Index, Jun 15»
5
Q&A with Julie Lythcott-Haims
... places that used to be of adulthood would lead to some kind of emptiness, some kind of psychological under-constructiveness of the child. «Palo Alto Online, Jun 15»
6
How we can be more civilised online ― William Wan
I believe we can drive change just by extending civility, kindness, graciousness and constructiveness to the online space. I am, therefore ... «Malay Mail Online, May 15»
7
Four false friends for French startup lingo
In the spirit of constructiveness, here are four 'false friends', i.e. words that look the same in both French and English but carry very different ... «The Rude Baguette, May 15»
8
The time to write off Cork is never
When they win possession the only objective is to get the sliotar forward and do so with constructiveness aforethought, give or take those ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
9
Broken political system in need of constitutional and structural …
For a new reform era to commence, with the breadth, ambition and constructiveness of the Hawke, Keating and Howard years, there might well ... «The Canberra Times, May 15»
10
Saudi Arabia hosts most ISIL Twitter accounts
“We are very fortunate to have a deeply engaged user base who care a lot about the civility and the constructiveness of the dialogue on the ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Constructiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/constructiveness>. Apr 2024 ».
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