conducive

adjective con·du·cive \ kən-ˈdü-siv , -ˈdyü- \

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Examples: conducive in a Sentence

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Definition of conducive

: tending to promote or assist

an atmosphere conducive to education

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conduciveness

noun

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Examples of conducive in a Sentence

… air-conditioner cooling towers on the roof provided a conducive summertime abode, from which the germs circulated throughout the edifice in a fine infectious mist. —Wayne Biddle, A Field Guide to Germs, 1995
To the extent to which the political realm is more conducive to rational choice, compared with the social realm which is governed by material and economic concerns, it is in politics that the potentiality for freedom lies. —Gertrude Himmelfarb, The New History and the Old, 1987
It was a hard time, and not conducive to obedience and warmth, and fairly soon I was tucked into a kindly concentration camp for budding Christians … —M. F. K. Fisher, Journal of Gastronomy, Summer 1984
The small hat of woven green plastic raffia, the jazzy short-sleeved shirt (fundamentally orange), the pale blue shorts, were not garments conducive to dignity. —A. N. Wilson, Scandal or Priscilla's Kindness, 1983
the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship
the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying

Recent Examples of conducive from the Web

The atmosphere won’t be conducive to discussions about emerging threats.

— elisabeth braw, WSJ, "Europe’s Little Alliances Can Help Bolster NATO," 10 July 2018
Whether or not the Ouargla record is certified, the temperature posted seems plausible as the weather pattern was conducive to the exceptionally hot conditions.

— jason samenow, Washington Post, "Africa may have witnessed its all-time hottest temperature Thursday: 124 degrees in Algeria," 6 July 2018
The model and the small menu are conducive to takeout, which produces more than half of the revenue at this location.

— New York Times, "San Francisco Restaurants Can’t Afford Waiters. So They’re Putting Diners to Work.," 25 June 2018
Automation is very good for growth and very bad for equality in all variants, including those reputed to be conducive to technological optimism. . .

— kevin lewis, BostonGlobe.com, "Dreading automation," 16 June 2018
Jason Jost said the aftermath of Saturday thunderstorms was conducive to feeding fish striking at bait cast into the water.

— denys bucksten, chicagotribune.com, "Rainy weather proves to be an advantage at Vernon Hills Kids Fishing Day," 11 June 2018
Is there anything worse, anything less conducive to the enjoyment and understanding of the beautiful game, than a round table of former professionals braying platitudes at one another beneath the unforgiving lights of a TV studio?

— giles harvey, New York Times, "Letter of Recommendation: ‘The Totally Football Show With James Richardson’," 3 July 2018
Pokémon Quest’s model is not conducive to long stretches of play time.

— megan farokhmanesh, The Verge, "Pokémon Quest is better on mobile than the Switch," 1 July 2018
What works for horror, though, is less conducive to science-fiction, where paltry budgets are more of an impediment to the look of the finished product.

— gary thompson, Philly.com, "Sci-fi thriller 'Upgrade': When your body has a mind of its own," 30 May 2018

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Did You Know?

Something conducive "leads to" a desirable result. A cozy living room may be conducive to relaxed conversation, just as a boardroom may be conducive to more intense discussions. Particular tax policies are often conducive to savings and investment, whereas others are conducive to consumer spending. Notice that conducive is almost always followed by to.