"constructiveness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English constructive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English constructiveness From constructive + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|constructive|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English constructive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English constructiveness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "constructiveness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="constructiveness"> From constructive + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} constructiveness (uncountable)
  1. The characteristic of being constructive. Tags: uncountable Translations (the characteristic of being constructive): construtividade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-constructiveness-en-noun-IkxQLtPu Disambiguation of 'the characteristic of being constructive': 99 1
  2. (phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-constructiveness-en-noun-KTA4U7yJ Categories (other): Phrenology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, phrenology, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: productiveness
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