conducive (kondusiv)

[ An action, however conducive to the good of our country, will be represented as prejudicial to it. Add is on, Freeholder. Nothing is more conducive to happine than the free exercise of the mind in pursuits congenial to it. Macaulay , Mitford's Hist. Greece. Syn. Helpful, contributing, promotive, furthersome. conducivene (kon-du's iv-nes), n. The quality of being conducive or tending to advance or promote. Boyle . Its conducivene to the practice of our duty. Secker, Works, IV. xvii. If general good, or welfare, or utility, is the supreme end; and if State-enactments are justified as means to this supreme end; then, State-enactments have such authority only as arises from conducivene to this supreme end. H. Spencer , Data of Ethics, § 19.