promotiveness

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noun

The quality of being promotive.

OriginEnglish promotive ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

nounpromotiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being promotive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinprōmoveō
  12. Latinprōmōtus
  13. Englishpromote
  14. Englishpromotive
  15. Englishpromotiveness

From promotive + -ness.

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APA

promotiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotiveness

MLA

“promotiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promotiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotiveness.

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