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permissive

UK
/pəˈmɪsɪv/
US
/pərˈmɪsɪv/

Translations

permissiveadjective
more permissive
Comp.
most permissive
Super.
UK
/pəˈmɪsɪv/
US
/pərˈmɪsɪv/
permissifSe dit d’une attitude, d’une éducation ou de règles trop souples; registre courant.
The permissive parents allowed their children to stay out late on school nights.
Les parents permissifs laissaient leurs enfants sortir tard les soirs d’école.
Additional translations
facultatifEn droit ou dans les textes réglementaires, au sens de « permis mais non obligatoire ».
permissifEmploi en biologie.
Synonyms
easygoing
forgiving
open-minded
liberal
indulgent
lenient
tolerant
broad-minded
Antonyms
restrictive

Definitions

permissiveadjective
Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behavior.
The permissive parents allowed their children to stay out late on school nights.
Allowing or characterized by a relaxed or lenient attitude towards rules or standards.
The school has a permissive dress code, allowing students to wear casual clothes.
(of a host organism or cell) Allowing the entry, replication, or expression of a virus, plasmid, or other genetic element.
The cell line is permissive for influenza virus replication.
Optional or facultative rather than compulsory; permitted but not required by law or regulation.
Under the new zoning act, mixed-use development is merely permissive, so developers are not obliged to include residential units.
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