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permissive
[ per-mis-iv ]
adjective
- habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
Synonyms: , ,
- granting or denoting permission:
a permissive nod.
- left to one's choice; not mandatory:
This legislation is permissive and merely authorizes counties to levy a tax if in the county's best interest.
- Genetics. (of a cell) permitting replication of a strand of DNA that could be lethal, as a viral segment or mutant gene.
permissive
/ əˈɪɪ /
adjective
- tolerant; lenient
permissive parents
- indulgent in matters of sex
a permissive society
- granting permission
- archaic.not obligatory
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ··· adverb
- ···Ա noun
- ԴDz··· adjective
- non···· adverb
- ܲ··· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of permissive1
Example Sentences
But the current Congress has a permissive dynamic with the administration that enables that behavior, he added.
Ms Rawlinson added Natural Resources Wales had "permissive powers" to carry out flood risk maintenance work on main rivers, rather than legal duties.
According to allegations in interviews, lawsuits and regulatory actions, BaronHR also created a permissive environment for discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation and pregnancy.
We are a famously permissive state in many ways, but I’m pretty sure you can’t legally drive while dead.
Noah Bookbinder, the president of the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said it seems “pretty unlikely” that Calvert violated any of Congress’ “pretty loose, and pretty permissive” conflict-of-interest laws.
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