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   Per·mis·sive

   /pərˈmisiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behavior: "the permissive society of the 60s and 70s"
   • 2. allowed but not obligatory; optional: "the Hague Convention was permissive, not mandatory"
   • 3. allowing a biological or biochemical process to occur: "the mutants grow well at the permissive temperature"
   • ▪ allowing the infection and replication of viruses: "in vivo, viral expression is restricted but in vitro, cultured cells are permissive"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘tolerated, allowed’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin permissivus, from permiss- ‘allowed’, from the verb permittere (see permit1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. permissively adverb

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › permissivePermissive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of permissive. adjective. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline. “direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive”. “ permissive parents”. synonyms: indulgent, lenient, soft. tolerant or lenient. see more.

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   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.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpermissive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   permissive. adjective. /pəˈmɪsɪv/. /pərˈmɪsɪv/. allowing or showing a freedom of behaviour that many people do not approve of, especially in sexual matters. permissive attitudes. permissive parents (= who allow their children a lot of freedom) Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERMISSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · A permissive person, society, or way of behaving allows or tolerates things which other people disapprove of. ...the permissive tolerance of the 1960s. Synonyms: tolerant, liberal, open-minded, indulgent More Synonyms of permissive. permissiveness uncountable noun. ...a culture of permissiveness.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPERMISSIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PERMISSIVE definition: allowing people to behave in ways that other people may not approve of: . Learn more.

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   permissive. adjective. /pərˈmɪsɪv/ allowing or showing a freedom of behavior that many people do not approve of, especially in sexual matters permissive attitudes permissive parents (= who allow their children a lot of freedom) Want to learn more?

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › permissive_adjpermissive - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does the word permissive mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word permissive, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. permissive has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.