permissive

CEFRC1

/pəˈmɪsɪv/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Allowing people to do what they want without strict control.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Open to the public by permission of the landowner.

Examples

  • The parents adopted a very permissive style of parenting.

  • Tom's parents are very permissive.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That allows the replication of viruses.

  2. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.

More examples

In context

  • Tom's parents were very permissive.

  • For neither Man nor Angel can discern / Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks / Invisible, except to God alone, / By his permissive will, through Heaven and Earth;

  • Many permissive paths work well and have done for a significant amount of time, enhancing or connecting our network of public footpaths, byways and bridleways, however unevenly distributed.

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Quick test

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The blank parents let their children eat candy whenever they want without any rules.

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Origin

adjective

From French permissif.