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The meaning of Permissive

Permissive – definition

adjective

Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour.

Usage examples:

A permissive parent
adjective

Allowed but not obligatory; optional.

Usage examples:

The hague convention was permissive, not mandatory
adjective

Allowing a biological or biochemical process to occur.

Usage examples:

The mutants grow well at the permissive temperature

Permissive translation into English

Permissive: translate from English into Chinese

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放任

Permissive: translate from English into Dutch

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Toegeeflijk, Veroorlovend

Permissive: translate from English into French

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Permissif, Facultatif, Tolérant

Permissive: translate from English into German

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Freizügig, Permissiv, Nachgiebig, Antiautoritär

Permissive: translate from English into Hindi

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अनुमोदक, दयालु, अनुज्ञाप्रद, आज्ञा देनेवाला, सिफ़ारिश करनेवाला, अनुशंसा करनेवाला, रिआयती, स्वतंत्रता देनेवाला

Permissive: translate from English into Italian

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Permissivo, Facoltativo, Tollerante

Permissive: translate from English into Korean

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관대한, 허용하는

Permissive: translate from English into Russian

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Снисходительный, Разрешающий, Либеральный, Позволяющий, Необязательный, Дозволяющий, Терпимый, Факультативный, Рекомендующий, Не строгий в вопросах морали

Permissive: translate from English into Spanish

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Permisivo, Tolerante, Facultativo

Word origin

late 15th century (in the sense ‘tolerated, allowed’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin permissivus, from permiss- ‘allowed’, from the verb permittere (see permit1).

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