permissiveness.

A willingness to allow behaviour with relatively little restriction or disapproval.

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Words that belong together

• social permissiveness
• parental permissiveness

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The essay distinguishes permissiveness from respect for individual choice.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.