PERMISSIVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • granting or inclined or able to grant permission
   • not strict in discipline
   Usage Example(s)
   • direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive
   • permissive parents
   Antonym(s)
   • unpermissive (what does unpermissive mean?)
   Similar To
   • indulgent (what does indulgent mean?)
   • lax (what does lax mean?)
   • lenient (what does lenient mean?)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • permissiveness (what does permissiveness mean?)
   • tolerance (what does tolerance mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not preventive
   Antonym(s)
   • preventive (what does preventive mean?)
   • preventative (what does preventative mean?)
   Similar To
   • admitting of(p) (what does admitting of(p) mean?)
   • allowing of(p) (what does allowing of(p) mean?)
   • permitting of(p) (what does permitting of(p) mean?)
   • bailable (what does bailable mean?)