permissive

permissive

English

Etymology

From French permissif

Adjective

permissive (comparative more permissive, superlative most permissive)

1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient
2. (of a footpath) open to the public by permission of the landowner
3. (biology) That allows the replication of viruses

Related terms

• nonpermissive
• semipermissive
• permissive waste
• permissiveness
• permissively

Translations

lenient

Dutch: verdraagzaam (nl),toegevend (nl),tolerant (nl),lankmoedig (nl), Finnish: salliva (fi), suvaitsevainen (fi) French: permissif (fr)

Norwegian: tolerant Spanish: laxo (es)

Anagrams

• impressive

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.mi.siv/
• Rhymes: -iv
• Homophone: permissives

Adjective

permissive

1. feminine singular of permissif

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German

Adjective

permissive

1. inflection of permissiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Italian

Adjective

permissive

1. feminine plural of permissivo