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A person or society that is permissive allows behaviour that other people might disapprove of: It's a very permissive school where the children are allowed to do whatever they want. He claims that society has been far too permissive towards drugs. Opposite. illiberal formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Freedom to act.
1. archaic : granted on sufferance : tolerated. 2. a. : granting or tending to grant permission : tolerant. b. : deficient in firmness or control : indulgent, lax. 3. : allowing discretion : optional. reduced the permissive retirement age from 65 to 62. 4. : supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus) permissive host cells.
Permissive definition: habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.. See examples of PERMISSIVE used in a sentence.
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.
Being permissive is the opposite of being strict. Permissive parents let their kids stay up later and have more sweets. A permissive person is a little more lenient or loosey-goosey with the rules. A permissive teacher is easier on the students and lets them get away with more.
A person or society that is permissive allows behavior that other people might disapprove of: It's a very permissive school where the children are allowed to do whatever they want. He claims that society has been far too permissive toward drugs. Opposite. illiberal formal.
1. tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid. 2. granting or expressing permission: a permissive nod. 3. optional. 4. Genetics. (of a cell) permitting replication of a strand of DNA that could be lethal, as a viral segment or mutant gene.
permissive. allowing or showing a freedom of behaviour that many people do not approve of, especially in sexual matters. Definition of permissive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PERMISSIVE definition: allowing people to behave in ways that other people may not approve of: . Learn more.
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.
