per ‧ mis ‧ sive /pəˈmɪsɪv $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ permission , ↑ permit , ↑ permissiveness ; adjective : ↑ permissible ≠ ↑ impermissible , ↑ permissive ; verb : ↑ permit ]
not strict, and allowing behaviour that many other people would disapprove of:
parents who are too permissive
a permissive society
—permissiveness noun [uncountable] :
permissiveness in education