2. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
destructiveness — index murder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
destructiveness — destructive ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing destruction. 2) negative and unhelpful: destructive criticism. DERIVATIVES destructively adverb destructiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Destructiveness (Phrenology) — Destructiveness is a faculty from the discipline of phrenology.DefinitionDestructiveness is the area of dynamic energy. Some authors call it Executive Energy . It stands for force, dynamism, fighting spirit (for any cause). It accumulates energy … Wikipedia
Destructiveness (phrenology) — Destructiveness is a faculty from the discipline of phrenology. Contents 1 Definition 2 Localisation 3 Interaction with other faculties 4 External links … Wikipedia
destructiveness — noun see destructive … New Collegiate Dictionary
destructiveness — See destructively. * * * … Universalium
destructiveness — noun The state or quality of being destructive … Wiktionary
destructiveness — de struc·tive·ness || tɪvnɪs n. ruinousness, harmfulness, deadliness … English contemporary dictionary
destructiveness — de·struc·tive·ness … English syllables
destructiveness — noun the quality of causing destruction • Ant: ↑constructiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑destructive • Hypernyms: ↑quality • Hyponyms: ↑harmfulness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
