permissive — per·mis·sive adj 1: based on or having permission permissive occupancy a permissive user of the vehicle 2: granting permission or discretion (as to the court) a permissive statute 3: not compulsory: as a … Law dictionary
Permissive — Per*mis sive, a. 1. Permitting; granting leave or liberty. By his permissive will. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Permitted; tolerated; suffered. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
permissive — c.1600, allowing to pass through, from O.Fr. permissif, from L. permissus, pp. of permittere (see PERMIT (Cf. permit) (v.)). In sense of tolerant, liberal it is first recorded 1956; by 1966 it had definite overtones of sexual freedom … Etymology dictionary
permissive — [adj] lenient acquiescent, agreeable, allowing, approving, easy going, forbearing, free, indulgent, latitudinarian, lax, liberal, open minded, permitting, susceptible, tolerant; concept 401 Ant. intolerant, mean, strict … New thesaurus
permissive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) allowing or characterized by freedom of behaviour, especially in sexual matters. 2) Law allowed but not obligatory; optional. DERIVATIVES permissively adverb permissiveness noun … English terms dictionary
permissive — [pər mis′iv] adj. [ME < MFr permissif < ML permissivus < pp. of L permittere] 1. giving permission; that permits 2. allowing freedom; esp., tolerant of behavior or practices disapproved of by others; indulgent; lenient 3. Archaic… … English World dictionary
Permissive — When a cell or host is defined as permissive in virology, it refers to the fact that the virus is able to circumvent host defenses and is able to replicate. Usually this occurs when the virus has modulated one or several of the host cellular… … Wikipedia
permissive — [[t]pə(r)mɪ̱sɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED A permissive person, society, or way of behaving allows or tolerates things which other people disapprove of. The call for law and order replaced the permissive tolerance of the 1960s... Single parents are more… … English dictionary
permissive — permissible, permissive, permitted Permissible is spelt ible and means ‘allowable’, having potential force rather than the actual force conveyed by permitted. Permissive means ‘tolerant or liberal in morals’ as in the phrase the permissive… … Modern English usage
permissive — ● permissif, permissive adjectif (de permis) Qui manifeste une grande tolérance à l égard des attitudes non conformistes : Sociétés permissives. ● permissif, permissive (expressions) adjectif (de permis) Block permissif, block à permissivité … Encyclopédie Universelle
permissive — per·mis·sive pər mis iv adj supporting genetic replication (as of a virus) <permissive temperatures> <permissive monkey cells> … Medical dictionary
