Permissiveness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Permissiveness is a noun meaning The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.
Meaning
The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.
Example Sentences
The permissiveness of campus life leads many college freshmen to try things they would never have experienced at home.
It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades.
Synonyms for permissiveness
Depending on context, synonyms include tolerance.
Antonyms for permissiveness
Common opposites include unpermissiveness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tolerance, leniency, toleration, complacency, restrictiveness, movement.
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