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- Dictionaryconducive/kənˈdjuːsɪv/
adjective
- 1. making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible: "the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere"
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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 ...
CONDUCIVE definition: 1. providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist: 2. providing the right…. Learn more.
CONDUCIVE meaning: 1. providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist: 2. providing the right…. Learn more.
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen. Make your bedroom as conducive to sleep as possible. Sometimes the home environment just isn't conducive to reading.
Conducive means tending to cause or produce something. Regular exercise is conducive to happiness and a feeling of well-being. This adjective is usually followed by the preposition to, and it refers to bringing about something favorable or helpful: A positive attitude is conducive to good health.
conducive to something making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen. Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle. The soft lights and music were conducive to a relaxed atmosphere. The noise was hardly conducive to a good night’s sleep.
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
What does the word conducive mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word conducive, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
Conducive definition: tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to). See examples of CONDUCIVE used in a sentence.
