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[ per-mis-iv ] / pərˈmɪs ɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR permissive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehabitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid. granting or denoting permission: a permissive nod. optional. Genetics. (of a cell) permitting replication of a strand of DNA that could be lethal, as a viral segment or mutant gene. Origin of permissive1425–75; late Middle English; see permission, -ive; compare French permissif SYNONYMS FOR permissive1 indulgent, lenient, lax. SEE SYNONYMS FOR permissive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM permissiveper·mis·sive·ly, adverbper·mis·sive·ness, nounnon·per·mis·sive, adjectivenon·per·mis·sive·ly, adverb non·per·mis·sive·ness, nounun·per·mis·sive, adjective Words nearby permissivepermie, per mill, permillage, permissible, permission, permissive, permissivism, permit, permittivity, permonosulfuric acid, permutate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for permissiveEdward and Alexandra were the most permissive royal parents. Kate and William’s Royal Family Values|Tom Sykes|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST The program is medically based, not permissive as in states like Colorado that are experiencing the consequences of legalization. Chris Christie to the Drug War: I Wish I Knew How to Quit You|Olivia Nuzzi, Abby Haglage|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just as important, however, is a permissive external environment. Why Democracy Will Struggle In The Arab World In 2014|Balint Szlanko|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST “It is permissive,” the former student adviser told The Daily Beast. Columbia University Drug Bust|Joshua Robinson, Lloyd Grove|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I always felt safe,” said one former Columbia student who dabbled in selling, calling the campus a “permissive environment. Columbia University Drug Bust|Joshua Robinson, Lloyd Grove|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST But as these laws were permissive and not prohibitory, the evil was not restrained. Grappling with the Monster|T. S. Arthur The Permissive Bill was asked for by an energetic teetotaller; and others, even in these Tory quarters, suggested the ballot. Ralph the Heir|Anthony Trollope The permissive subjunctive with tomo is fucaqu tomo or fucai tomo 'although deep.' Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado This was not mandatory, but permissive; and negotiations could now be opened with the gentlemen at Annapolis. Woman's Work in the Civil War|Linus Pierpont Brockett We have also releasing or permissive function; and we have transmissive function. The Making of Arguments|J. H. Gardiner
British Dictionary definitions for permissive
adjectivetolerant; lenientpermissive parents indulgent in matters of sexa permissive society granting permission archaic not obligatory Derived forms of permissivepermissively, adverbpermissiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to permissiveopen-minded, indulgent, lax, tolerant, agreeable, forbearing, free, liberal, permitting, susceptible, acquiescent, allowing, approving, easy-going, latitudinarian |