Dictionary

conducive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˈdjuːsɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kənˈdjʉːsɪv/ (Australia)
• /kənˈdusɪv/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.

Meanings

1. Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
   • According to the Roman Pliny the Elder, author of Historia Naturalis, southernwood was conducive to sexual excitement when the plant was placed under the bed. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 227:
   • A. The exterior of the premises and all structures thereon shall be kept free of all nuisances, unsanitary conditions and fire or safety hazards in the public areas and any of the foregoing shall be removed and abated promptly by the owner or manager. B. Without limiting the generality of Subsection A, the maintenance includes: . . . (3) Keeping the premises free of conditions conducive to infestation by vermin or insects, such as rodent harborages or stagnant water, and other known sources of infestation. 2016, Jersey City, N.J. Code of Ordinances § 254-43. - Maintenance of exterior of premises:
   • A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.

Forms

Antonyms

inconducive · unconducive

Deriveds

nonconducive · disconducive · conduciveness · conducively

Relateds

conduce

Synonyms

helpful · conducent · favorable · instrumental

Translations (30)

sv befrämjande (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · de dienlich (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · pt conducente (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · es ductivo (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · et soodustav (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · ga fabhrach (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · id kondusif (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · ro propice (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · bg съдействащ (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · es conducente (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · sv gynnande (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · fr favorable (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · bg благоприятен (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · nl bevorderlijk (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · cmn 有助於 /有助于 (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · bg спомагащ (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · ru способствующий (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · pt favorável (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · ms kondusif (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · ro favorabil (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · io kontributiva (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · ro favorizant (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · gl conducente (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · de zuträglich (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · cs přínosný (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · de förderlich (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · nl bevorderend (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · fi edistävä (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · io kontributema (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result) · pl sprzyjający (tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result)