conducive
adjective
con·du·cive
| \ kən-ˈdü-siv
, -ˈdyü-\
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Definition of conducive
: tending to promote or assist
an atmosphere conducive to education
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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
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And the shorter length of that stick, along with the closeness of the face buttons, are more conducive to making inputs faster. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: The best Nintendo Switch accessories you can buy in 2019," 21 Aug. 2019 With traders often working an hour before the opening bell and an hour after the close, workdays are long and not conducive to working parents. — Fortune, "A Radical Plan to Recruit More Women to Finance: The Broadsheet," 20 Aug. 2019 For example, Japan's work culture has long emphasized overtime and mandatory workplace transfers, neither of which are conducive to life as a primary caregiver. — Pamela Boykoff, CNN, "Japan's daycare crisis is turning working moms into activists," 7 July 2019 Children and having a family were neither on her mind, nor conducive to her lifestyle. — The Cut, The Cut, "The Mom Who Didn’t Want to Wait for a Man," 15 Feb. 2018 That maneuver, Wecht said, is not conducive to breaking bones. — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, "What can a tiny bone tell us about Jeffrey Epstein's death?," 10 Aug. 2019 Not everything about the display is conducive to quiet contemplation. — Cammy Brothers, WSJ, "Taking Shape Before Our Eyes," 14 June 2019 The rain and wind on Thursday wasn’t conducive to reveling in the scents of a rose garden, but as sunshine returns in the coming days, there certainly will be ample opportunity. — courant.com, "Weather for Friday, June 14: Ready for roses," 13 June 2019 There's something about this time of year that's conducive to these sorts of games. — Julie Muncy, WIRED, "Depression and the Solace of 'Grinding' in Online Games," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conducive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for conducive
conducive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of conducive
formal
: making it easy, possible, or likely for something to happen or exist
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