permissive
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[more permissive; most permissive]
often disapproving
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giving people a lot of freedom or too much freedom to do what they want to do
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permissive parents
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a permissive society
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Some states have more permissive laws than others.
— permissiveness
noun [noncount]-
He sometimes takes advantage of the permissiveness of his parents.
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