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Noun: permissiveness  pur'mi-siv-nus
  1. A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behaviour
    - tolerance

Derived forms: permissivenesses

See also: permissive, unpermissive

Type of: disposition, temperament

Antonym: unpermissiveness

Encyclopedia: Permissiveness

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