permissive

English

Etymology

From French permissif

Adjective

permissive (comparative more permissive, superlative most permissive)

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

Related terms

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

French

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

permissive

feminine singular of permissif

German

Adjective

permissive

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

Italian

Adjective

permissive

feminine plural of permissivo

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