English noun: permissiveness | |||
| 1. | permissiveness (attribute) a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | ||
| Synonyms | tolerance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acceptance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, overtolerance, sufferance, toleration | ||
| Attribute | permissive, unpermissive | ||
| Antonyms | unpermissiveness, restrictiveness | ||