Permissive

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient.
  • adjective. Characterized by freedom of personal behavior or a disregard of traditional social mores.
  • adjective. Permitted or optional.
  • adjective. Supporting viral replication. Used of a cell.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • That suffers, permits, or allows (something to pass or be done); that allows or grants permission: unhindering.
  • Permitted; unhindered; that may or may not be done or left undone; at the option of the individual, community, etc.; optional; not obligatory or mandatory.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Permitting; granting leave or liberty.
  • adjective. Permitted; tolerated; suffered.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
  • adjective. not preventive
    • Word Usage
    "I don't much care for the term 'permissive' in raising youngsters."
    Equivalent
    bailable  indulgent  lenient  soft  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    derisive  dismissive  missive  submissive  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    15-day  algolagnic  anti-discrimination  anti-terrorism  colonizing  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accommodating  accordant  acquiescent  admissive  affable  
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