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permissiveness

DEFINITIONS OF: permissiveness

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n a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

Synonyms:
tolerance
Antonyms:
restrictiveness, unpermissiveness
a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits
Types:
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acceptance, sufferance, toleration
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
indulgence, lenience, leniency
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
overtolerance
too much permissiveness
self acceptance
an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
softness
a disposition to be lenient in judging others
Type of:
disposition, temperament
your usual mood
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