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permissive
per·mis·sive P0201500 (pər-mĭs′ĭv)adj.1. a. Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient: permissive parents.b. Characterized by freedom of personal behavior or a disregard of traditional social mores.2. Permitted or optional: permissive uses of funds.3. Biology Supporting viral replication. Used of a cell.
per·mis′sive·ly adv.per·mis′sive·ness n.permissive (pəˈmɪsɪv) adj1. tolerant; lenient: permissive parents. 2. indulgent in matters of sex: a permissive society. 3. granting permission4. archaic not obligatory perˈmissively adv perˈmissiveness nper•mis•sive (pərˈmɪs ɪv)
adj. 1. tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid. 2. granting or expressing permission: a permissive nod. 3. optional. 4. Genetics. (of a cell) permitting replication of a strand of DNA that could be lethal, as a viral segment or mutant gene. [1425–75] per•mis′sive•ly, adv. per•mis′sive•ness, n. permissible permissive1. 'permissible'If something is permissible, you are allowed to have it or do it, because it does not break any rules, laws, or conventions. Towing caravans up to 2.30m wide are permissible in Norway.I understood that it was permissible to ask a question.2. 'permissive'A permissive society or person tolerates things which some people disapprove of, especially freedom of sexual behaviour. We live in a permissive age.Baby-boomers are realising that their permissive approach didn't work.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | permissive - not preventivepreventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder | | 2. | permissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"unpermissive - not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline |
permissiveadjective tolerant, liberal, open-minded, indulgent, easy-going, free, lax, lenient, forbearing, acquiescent, latitudinarian, easy-oasy (slang) Single parents are more likely to be permissive.
strict, forbidding, rigid, authoritarian, grudging, denying, domineeringTranslations
permissive
permissive (pər-mĭs′ĭv)adj.1. a. Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient: permissive parents.b. Characterized by freedom of personal behavior or a disregard of traditional social mores.2. Permitted or optional: permissive uses of funds.3. Biology Supporting viral replication. Used of a cell.
per·mis′sive·ly adv.per·mis′sive·ness n.Permissive
permissiveadj. 1) referring to any act which is allowed by court order, legal procedure, or agreement. 2) tolerant or allowing of others' behavior, suggesting contrary to others' standards. PERMISSIVE. Allowed; that which may be done; as permissive waste, which is the permitting real estate to go to waste; when a tenant is bound to repair he is punishable for permissive waste. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2400. See Waste. permissive
Synonyms for permissiveadj tolerantSynonyms- tolerant
- liberal
- open-minded
- indulgent
- easy-going
- free
- lax
- lenient
- forbearing
- acquiescent
- latitudinarian
- easy-oasy
Antonyms- strict
- forbidding
- rigid
- authoritarian
- grudging
- denying
- domineering
Antonyms for permissiveadj not preventiveAntonymsadj granting or inclined or able to grant permissionAntonyms |