constructive

English

Etymology

From Middle French constructif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/

Adjective

constructive (comparative more constructive, superlative most constructive)

1. Relating to or causing construction.
2. Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
3. (law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.

Synonyms

• (carefully considered and meant to be helpful): productive

Antonyms

• (relating to or causing construction): destructive
• (carefully considered and meant to be helpful): destructive

Translations

relating to or causing construction

• Bulgarian: строителен (stroítelen), конструктивен (bg) (konstruktíven)
• Catalan: constructiu
• Galician: construtivo
• Japanese: 建設的な (kensetsuteki na)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: konstruktiv

  Nynorsk: konstruktiv

• Portuguese: construtivo (pt)
• Romanian: de construcție m, n, construcțional m, n
• Russian: строи́тельный (ru) (stroítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: constructivo (es)
• Tagalog: mapamuo

carefully considered and meant to be helpful

• Bulgarian: конструктивен (bg) (konstruktíven)
• Catalan: constructiu
• Finnish: rakentava (fi)
• French: constructif (fr)
• Galician: construtivo
• German: konstruktiv (de)
• Japanese: 建設的な (kensetsuteki na)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: konstruktiv

  Nynorsk: konstruktiv

• Portuguese: construtivo (pt)
• Romanian: constructiv (ro) m, n
• Russian: конструкти́вный (ru) (konstruktívnyj)
• Swedish: konstruktiv (sv)
• Tagalog: mapamuo

imputed by law

• French: implicite (fr)

• Japanese: 見做しの (minashi no), 推定上の (suiteijō no)

Derived terms

• constructive criticism
• constructive dismissal
• constructive eviction
• constructive notice
• constructive logic
• constructive trust

• constructively
• constructiveness
• constructivism
• deconstructive
• inconstructive
• unconstructive

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French

Adjective

constructive

1. feminine singular of constructif