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conductive

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kənˈdʌktɪv/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N D AH1 K T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Eggcorn of conducive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nonconductive

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English conduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English conductive From conduct + -ive.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: проводим (provodim) — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Bulgarian: проводящ (provodjašt) — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Catalan: conductiu — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Dutch: geleidend — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Finnish: johtava — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • French: conducteur — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Galician: condutivo — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Galician: condutor — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • German: leitend — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Greek: αγώγιμος (agógimos) — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Hungarian: vezetőképes — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Italian: conduttivo — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Manx: leeideilagh — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Manx: ymmyrkee — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Portuguese: condutivo — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Russian: проводя́щий (provodjáščij) — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Slovak: vodivý — able to conduct electrical current or heat
  • Spanish: conductivo — able to conduct electrical current or heat