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conduciveness

conduciveness

7.5
How much a place or situation helps something happen
  • noun
  • /kənˈduːsɪvnəs/
translation icon : conducencia
  • All the 3,000 students randomly selected for the study were given the questionnaire to examine their experience with the teaching and learning of the English language as well as the conduciveness of their school environment to effective learning.

I mean, the, the debate has something to do with the the greater conduciveness of temperature in water versus air.

Examples

  • Many factors contribute to the conduciveness of a workplace for innovative thinking.

  • South Africa's three main cities, Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg, now compete with major world centers for hosting international conventions and sports events that require state-of-the-art facilities, infrastructure, high standards of service delivery, and conduciveness to international business interests.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The first step in the proposal process is to evaluate your job and company for conduciveness to telecommuting.

    Blog text (25)

  • Institutions and their policies and programs, too, can be measured by their degree of conduciveness to the leading of meaningful lives among those who participate in them.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The conduciveness of the climate in this region makes it ideal for growing crops.

  • Parents often consider the conduciveness of their children's environment when choosing a school.

Synonyms

propitiousness
vsconduciveness
  • Formal
9.9

A situation that makes success likely

is broader, making any event likely rather than only success

Antonyms

detriment
39 6.3

Harm that makes someone or something worse

hindrance
21 5.7

A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic

How Conducive

conduciveness
7.5
favorability
  • US
1 4.1
advantage
∞ 2.8
neutrality
22 4.4
hindrance
21 5.7

Surface Forms

conduciveness singular
conducivenesses plural

Morphology

conduciveness = conducive (transparent) = conduce + ive + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'conducive' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate the quality or state.

Etymology

The word conduciveness comes from Latin parts meaning 'together' (con-) and 'to lead' (ducere), the same duc you see in conduct and conductor. So, something with conduciveness 'leads' events toward a result and makes that result more likely to happen.