destructiveness
NounUS[dih-struhk-tiv-nis]/dɪˈstrʌktɪvnɪs/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the quality of causing destructionOpposite constructivenessType of qualityKinds poison, harmfulness, erosiveness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·struc′tive·ness noun
1. The quality of destroying or ruining. Prynne.
2. Phren. The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54