conducive
adjective
tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to ).
conduciveness
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a word derived from
conducive.
Example Sentences
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"It would seem to be both good and bad; good in its conduciveness to the satisfaction of my present appetite, bad in its preventing my enjoyment of the play."
From The Moral Economy by Ralph Barton Perry
The excellence of all rules of life must, therefore, depend on their conduciveness to the sole object which life has in view, viz., enjoyment.
From Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications by William Thomas Thornton
The moral value of your action lies wholly in its conduciveness to this interest, because it is controlled wholly by it.
From The Moral Economy by Ralph Barton Perry
The standard for determining whether a law is right or wrong, is its conduciveness to the maximum of the aggregate of happiness, by conducing to the maximum of individual happiness.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton
The conduciveness of my habits to longevity may be seen in this.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
