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permissiveness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tolerance |
| Type of | temperament, disposition |
| Has types | acceptance, sufferance, toleration, overtolerance, indulgence, lenience, leniency |
| Derivation | permissive |
Examples of permissiveness
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It seems to be an age during which the tyranny of permissiveness is on the rise.
From the economist.com
Tiger mums feel that Western society errs on the side of too much permissiveness.
From the independent.co.uk
Last week, however, both panels struck out against inflationary permissiveness.
From the time.com
Old-guard alumni, and even some of the boys, are alarmed at the new permissiveness.
From the time.com
For some artists, all this permissiveness seemed the reverse of a challenge.
From the time.com
What broke down was not so much the system as the principle of permissiveness itself.
From the time.com
In this age of permissiveness, however, there is one bulwark trying to maintain order.
From the npr.org
America is experiencing a strong dose of the tyranny of permissiveness.
From the economist.com
It's fair to blame Don Nelson's permissiveness for some of that failure.
From the sfgate.com
- A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
- In biology, permissiveness is a certain relationship between hormones and the target cell. It can be applied to describe situations in which the presence of one hormone, at a certain concentration, is required in order to allow a second hormone to fully affect the target cell. ...
- Conditions where parents attempt to exercise only minimum control over the child's behavior. The rules, proscriptions, and prescriptions that parents impose on children include only the barest controls needed for safety and physical health. ...
- One hormone allows another hormone to cause an effect
