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31permissive — /pəˈmɪsɪv / (say puh misiv) adjective 1. granting permission. 2. permitted or allowed; optional. 3. tolerant. 4. sexually and morally tolerant: we are living in a permissive society. –permissively, adverb –permissiveness, noun …
32permissive — ► 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 …
33permissiveness — 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 …
34permissive — [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… …
35laxly — adverb in a permissively lenient manner he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime • Syn: ↑leniently • Derived from adjective: ↑lenient (for: ↑leniently), ↑lax …
36leniently — adverb in a permissively lenient manner he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime • Syn: ↑laxly • Derived from adjective: ↑lenient, ↑lax (for: ↑laxly) …
37permissive — adj. 1 tolerant; liberal, esp. in sexual matters (the permissive society). 2 giving permission. Phrases and idioms: permissive legislation legislation giving powers but not enjoining their use. Derivatives: permissively adv. permissiveness n.… …
38ONANISM — ONANISM, term derived from the biblical narrative of Onan, son of Judah (Gen. 38, 7–10), who spilled his seed on the ground. Onanism refers to the thwarting of the sexual process in one of several ways. In Hebrew, it is called more fully ma aseh… …
