conducive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈdjuːsɪv/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈdusɪv/

Adjective

conducive (comparative more conducive, superlative most conducive)

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

   Synonyms: instrumental, helpful, favorable

   Antonyms: inconducive, unconducive

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

Derived terms

• conducively
• conduciveness
• disconducive
• nonconducive

 

Related terms

• conduce

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: съдействащ (bg) (sǎdejstvašt), спомагащ (bg) (spomagašt), благоприятен (bg) (blagoprijaten)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有助於／有助于 (zh) (yǒuzhùyú)

• Czech: přínosné
• Dutch: bevorderlijk (nl), bevorderend (nl),
• Estonian: soodustav
• Finnish: edistävä (fi)
• French: favorable (fr)
• Galician: conducente
• German: dienlich (de), förderlich (de), zuträglich (de)
• Ido: kontributema, kontributiva (io)
• Malay: kondusif
• Polish: sprzyjający (pl)
• Portuguese: favorável (pt), conducente
• Romanian: propice (ro), favorabil (ro), favorizant (ro)
• Russian: способствующий (ru) (sposobstvujuščij)
• Spanish: favorable (es)
• Swedish: befrämjande (sv), gynnande (sv)