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CONSTRUCTIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of serving to build or improve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("constructiveness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Antonym:
destructiveness (the quality of causing destruction)
Derivation:
constructive (constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development)
constructive (emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good)
