Conducive
[kən'djuːsɪv] or [kən'dusɪv]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
Editor: Percival--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote.
Inputed by Angela
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Conducing, contributing, subservient, instrumental.
Typist: Sam
Examples
- Too great humidity is enervating, and not conducive to either mental or physical exertion; on the other hand, too dry air is equally harmful. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But the life I lead, Miss Manette, is not conducive to health. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- We considered it conducive to the happiness of all parties that it should be so. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Still, I should like to ascertain how astronomy can be learned in any manner more conducive to that knowledge of which we are speaking? Plato. The Republic.
- Such a faint spirit is not conducive to victory, and Caliphronas not only touched, but fell heavily on the ground, much to his chagrin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Education through occupations consequently combines within itself more of the factors conducive to learning than any other method. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Sam