Permissiveness
Definitions
The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.
Examples
“The permissiveness of campus life leads many college freshmen to try⟳ things they would never have⟳ experienced at home.”
“It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave⟳ of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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