conducive

adj

Etymology: From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.

1. Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

   “A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.”

   “According to the Roman Pliny the Elder, author of Historia Naturalis, southernwood was conducive to sexual excitement when the plant was placed under the bed.”