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Received-Pronunciation:
/kənˈdjuːsɪv/
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Canada, General-American:
/kənˈdusɪv/
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Australian:
/kənˈdjʉːsɪv/
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CMU ARPABET:
K AH0 N D UW1 S IH0 V
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Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: instrumental, helpful, favorable, conducent
Antonyms: inconducive, unconducive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
working conditions are not conducive to productivity the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city a contributory factor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contributing(a), contributive, contributory, tributary
Antonyms: none provided
From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.
Across languages
Translations 30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
съдействащ
(sǎdejstvašt)
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Bulgarian :
спомагащ
(spomagašt)
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Bulgarian :
благоприятен
(blagoprijaten)
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Chinese Mandarin :
有助於 /有助于
(yǒuzhùyú)
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Czech :
přínosný
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Dutch :
bevorderlijk
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Dutch :
bevorderend
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Estonian :
soodustav
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Finnish :
edistävä
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
French :
favorable
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Galician :
conducente
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
German :
dienlich
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
German :
förderlich
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
German :
zuträglich
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Ido :
kontributema
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Ido :
kontributiva
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Indonesian :
kondusif
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Irish :
fabhrach
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Malay :
kondusif
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Polish :
sprzyjający
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Portuguese :
favorável
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Portuguese :
conducente
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Romanian :
propice
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Romanian :
favorabil
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Romanian :
favorizant
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Russian :
способствующий
(sposobstvujuščij)
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Spanish :
conducente
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Spanish :
ductivo
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Swedish :
befrämjande
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
Swedish :
gynnande
— tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
