conducive

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conducive

/kənˈdjuːsɪv/ UK
/kənˈdusɪv/ Canada, US
/kənˈdjʉːsɪv/ Australia

Where it comes from

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

adjective more conducive · most conducive

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result. A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.
Similar: instrumental, helpful, favorable, conducent · Opposite: inconducive, unconducive

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: contributive, contributory, causative, contributing, useful, enabling, capable, expedient, receptive, convenient, suitable, accommodating, facilitate, facilitative, appropriate, proper

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adj tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result

Español	conducente, ductivo
中文	有助於 /有助于 yǒuzhùyú
Português	favorável, conducente
Français	favorable
Deutsch	dienlich, förderlich, zuträglich
Română	propice, favorabil, favorizant
Русский	способствующий sposobstvujuščij

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@misc{conducive_2026,
  title = {conducive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conducive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}