permissive
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permissive
- /pəˈmɪsɪv/ UK
- /pəɹˈmɪsɪv/ US
Rhymes with -ɪsɪv
Where it comes from
From French permissif.
adjective more permissive · most permissive
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Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
For neither Man nor Angel can discern / Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks / Invisible, except to God alone, / By his permissive will, through Heaven and Earth;
Similar: broad-minded, liberal, tolerant, clement, easygoing, forbearing, indulgent, lax, lenient, loose-handed, permissible, permissive
- Open to the public by permission of the landowner. Many permissive paths work well and have done for a significant amount of time, enhancing or connecting our network of public footpaths, byways and bridleways, however unevenly distributed.
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That allows the replication of viruses.
Opposite: nonpermissive
Similar: avuncular, broad-minded, catholic, forbearing, indulgent, latitudinarian, laissez faire, lenient, liberal, open-handed, open-minded, permissible, permissive, sufferable, tolerant · Opposite: bigoted, closed-minded, close-minded, inclement, intolerant, narrow-minded, nonindulgent, nonpermissive, nontolerant, preachy, strict, severe, stern, stringent, unclement, unforbearing, unindulgent, unlenient, unpermissive, unused to
noun permissives
- A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.
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adjective
Similar: avuncular, broad-minded, catholic, forbearing, indulgent, latitudinarian, laissez faire, lenient, liberal, open-handed, open-minded, permissible, permissive, sufferable, tolerant · Opposite: bigoted, closed-minded, close-minded, inclement, intolerant, narrow-minded, nonindulgent, nonpermissive, nontolerant, preachy, strict, severe, stern, stringent, unclement, unforbearing, unindulgent, unlenient, unpermissive, unused to
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adj lenient
| Español | permisivo |
|---|---|
| Português | permissivo |
| Français | permissif |
| Italiano | permissivo |
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