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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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   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.

3. 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.

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   4 days ago · 1. giving permission; that permits. 2. allowing freedom; esp., tolerant of behavior or practices disapproved of by others; indulgent; lenient. 3. Archaic. allowable and at one's option. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. permissively (perˈmissively)

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

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   adjective. uk / pəˈmɪsɪv / us. Add to word list. allowing people to behave in ways that other people may not approve of: permissive attitudes. (Definition of permissive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of permissive. in Chinese (Traditional) 縱容的，放縱的, 許可（路徑，指獲得土地主人同意可用來穿過其土地）… See more.

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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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › permissivePermissive - definition of permissive by The Free Dictionary

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   Define permissive. permissive synonyms, permissive pronunciation, permissive translation, English dictionary definition of permissive. adj. 1. a. Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient: permissive parents. b. Characterized by freedom of personal behavior or a...

8. www.yourdictionary.com › permissivePermissive Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient. Permissive parents. American Heritage Medicine. Giving permission; that permits. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Allowing freedom; esp., tolerant of behavior or practices generally disapproved of by others; indulgent; lenient. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.