Definitions for PERMISSIVE
pərˈmɪs ɪvper·mis·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. permissiveadjective

   not preventive

2. permissiveadjective

   granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

   "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. permissiveadjective

   Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERMISSIVEadjective

   Etymology: from permitto, Latin.

   1. Granting liberty, not favour; not hindering, though not approving.

   We bid this be done,
   When evil deeds have their permissive pass,
   And not the punishment. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks
   Invisible, except to God alone
   By his permissive will, through heav’n and earth. John Milton.

   2. Granted; suffered without hindrance; not authorised or favoured.

   If this doth authorise usury, which before was but permissive, it is better to mitigate usury by declaration, than to suffer it to rage by connivance. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Thus I embolden’d spake, and freedom us’d
   Permissive, and acceptance found. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Clad
   With what permissive glory since his fall
   Was left him, or false glitter. John Milton, Par. Lost.

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1. Permissive

   A permissive cell or host is one that allows a virus to circumvent its defenses and replicate. Usually this occurs when the virus has modulated one or several of the host cellular intrinsic defenses and the host immune system. The permissive state of a host has now been determined to be the primary factor in determining whether a virus will cause pathological symptoms in a host.

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1. permissive

   Permissive refers to allowing or characterized by considerable freedom or flexibility; granting or manifesting freedom to act within broad limits. This term is often used in relation to parenting styles, rules, laws, or policies. For example, permissive parents let their children do what they want with minimal rules or boundaries.

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1. Permissiveadjective

   permitting; granting leave or liberty

2. Permissiveadjective

   permitted; tolerated; suffered

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1. Permissive

   When a cell or host is defined as permissive in virology, it refers to the fact that the virus is able to circumvent host defenses and is able to replicate. Usually this occurs when the virus has modulated one or several of the host cellular intrinsic defenses, and the host immune system. The permissive state of a host has now been determined to be the primary factor in determining whether a virus will cause pathological symptoms in a host.

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1. impressive

How to pronounce PERMISSIVE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERMISSIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERMISSIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of PERMISSIVE in a Sentence

1. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   The student who invades an administration building, roughs up a dean, rifles the files and issues 'non-negotiable demands' may have some of his demands met by a permissive university administration. But the greater his 'victory' the more he will have undermined the security of his own rights.

2. Charles Branas:

   More specifically, the rate of mass shootings in permissive states appears to be increasing since 2010, while the rate in restrictive states appears to be decreasing, we were somewhat surprised most by the recent, growing divergence in the rates of mass shootings between permissive and restrictive states.

3. Larry Summers:

   In a super permissive fiscal environment.

4. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez:

   New York's strong gun laws have saved lives for more than a century, and the Supreme Court's decision to open the door for millions of New Yorkers to carry a concealed weapon is a nightmare for public safety, evidence is overwhelming that states with permissive gun laws see much higher rates of gun deaths -- from accidents to suicide, domestic incidents to street crime.

5. Stephen Seche:

   We cannot introduce our ground forces into Yemen, it would be absolutely counterproductive, we would get nowhere with it the situation on the ground is non-permissive, so unstable and unsafe that it is really difficult to introduce too many American forces because they themselves then become a target.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PERMISSIVE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Permissive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PERMISSIVE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PERMISSIVE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PERMISSIVE