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English noun: permissiveness

1. permissiveness (attribute) a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior


Synonymstolerance


Broader (hypernym)disposition, temperament


Narrower (hyponym)acceptance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, overtolerance, sufferance, toleration


Attributepermissive, unpermissive


Antonymsunpermissiveness, restrictiveness









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