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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient.
The parents are very permissive, and the children are rather spoiled as a result.- synonyms:
- indulgent, lax, lenient
- antonyms:
- intolerant, puritanical, strict
- similar words:
- easy, latitudinarian, loose, soft
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| definition 2: |
indicating permission.
- similar words:
- affirmative, approving, consenting, favorable
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| related words: |
sparing |
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| derivations: |
permissively (adv.), permissiveness (n.) |
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