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Definitions for conducive
kənˈdu sɪv, -ˈdyu-con·ducive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributaryadjective

    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

    "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

Wiktionary

  1. conduciveadjective

    Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

    A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Conduciveadjective

    That which may contribute to any end; having the power of forwarding or promoting.

    Etymology: from conduce.

    An action, however conducive to the good of our country, will be represented as prejudicial to it. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    Those proportions of the good things of this life, which are most consistent with the interests of the soul, are also most conducive to our present felicity. John Rogers, Serm. 2.

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  1. conducive

    Conducive refers to something that is favorable or enables a certain outcome or effect to happen. It is typically used to describe a situation or environment that makes it easy or possible for a particular thing to happen or be achieved.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Conduciveadjective

    loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of conducive in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of conducive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of conducive in a Sentence

  1. Feng Yuan:

    Under Taiwan's social environment, the external conditions are more conducive for women's organizations to speak out, the space for civil society organizations here is quite limited.

  2. Buddha:

    Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

  3. The Palestinians:

    It is deeply imbalanced and contains many elements that are not conducive to negotiations between the parties, including unconstructive deadlines that take no account of Israel’s legitimate security concerns.

  4. Phil Klotzbach:

    The models are generally forecasting a more conducive pattern for the Atlantic by the time that we get to the middle of August, air is forecast to more consistently rise over Africa and sink over the tropical Pacific. This pattern should result in reduced vertical wind shear.

  5. Alasdair Hainsworth:

    It's hard to say that that is necessarily going to occur, but certainly the conditions are there, you'd think that it has just about run out of puff by now because the sun is moving rapidly south, but it does appear that the environment at the present time is highly conducive to these circulations.

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