conduciveness
(kənˈdjuːsɪvnɪs)
[f. prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being conducive to, or tending to promote (an end or purpose).
| 1678 Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 191 Its Conduciveness and Natural Tendency to the interest of Human Life. a 1714 Sharp Serm. I. ii. (R.), The conduciveness of those things, to promote our temporal interests. 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics iii. §12. 34 It follows that conduciveness to happiness is the ultimate test of perfection in a man's nature. |