permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
permissibility
pər-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun permissibleness
pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl-nəs
noun permissibly
pər-ˈmi-sə-blē
adverb 
Synonyms
- admissible
- allowable
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Example Sentences
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
Recent Examples on the Web After a round of questions on the use of deadly force, the difference between extortion and robbery, and when a claim of self-defense is permissible, Kim soundly beat Hillary, 11-4. 
Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 For growth to happen, such acts of mutinous innovation must be permissible if not explicitly permitted. Alberto Mingardi, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Twenty-five is the youngest age permissible by the Constitution. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Two children were hospitalized and a New Britain home was condemned after mercury levels 600 times the permissible limit were discovered on Tuesday. Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022 Some franchisees offer them, but many others haven’t bothered to, adding a new pandemic-era stress for parents seeking permissible options to go with Happy Meals. Heather Haddon, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Halal refers mainly to Muslim dietary laws and foods permissible for Muslims to eat. Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 But a box of snails was discovered along with the other permissible food items during inspection. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 Matthew Davies, a supervisory border security officer, told the court that selling plasma for compensation had never been a permissible activity. Stefanie Dodt, ProPublica, 19 July 2022 See More
Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 For growth to happen, such acts of mutinous innovation must be permissible if not explicitly permitted. Alberto Mingardi, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Twenty-five is the youngest age permissible by the Constitution. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Two children were hospitalized and a New Britain home was condemned after mercury levels 600 times the permissible limit were discovered on Tuesday. Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022 Some franchisees offer them, but many others haven’t bothered to, adding a new pandemic-era stress for parents seeking permissible options to go with Happy Meals. Heather Haddon, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Halal refers mainly to Muslim dietary laws and foods permissible for Muslims to eat. Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 But a box of snails was discovered along with the other permissible food items during inspection. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 Matthew Davies, a supervisory border security officer, told the court that selling plasma for compensation had never been a permissible activity. Stefanie Dodt, ProPublica, 19 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
permissibility
noun
as in legality
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- legality
- rightfulness
- lawfulness
- legitimacy
- permissibleness
- rightness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- illegality
- unlawfulness
- illegitimacy
- wrongfulness
- immorality
- wrongness
- sinfulness
- badness
- wickedness
- unconstitutionality
- criminality
- iniquity
- unjustness
- iniquitousness