permissiveness

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.

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per·mis′sive·ly adv.per·mis′sive·ness n.

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permissiveness - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behaviortolerancedisposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"toleration, sufferance, acceptance - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"indulgence, lenience, leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"overtolerance - too much permissivenessunpermissiveness, restrictiveness - a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits

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