permissive

adj.

1. Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient.
2. Permitting discretion; optional.
3. Archaic. Not forbidden; permitted.

permissively per·mis'sive·ly adv.
permissiveness per·mis'sive·ness n.

adj

Definition: very lenient
Antonyms: intolerant, mean, strict

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not preventive
  Antonym: preventive (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
  Antonym: unpermissive (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tolerant, lemfældig

idioms:

• permissive legislation    liberal lovgivning

Nederlands (Dutch)
tolerant, toegeeflijk (m.n. betreffende seksualiteit), toestemmend, facultatief

Français (French)
adj. - permissif, libéral, tolérant

idioms:

• permissive legislation    législation libérale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tolerant, freizügig

idioms:

• permissive legislation    permissive Gesetzgebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεκτικός, επιτρεπτικός

idioms:

• permissive legislation    επιτρεπτική νομοθεσία

Italiano (Italian)
indulgente, permissivo

idioms:

• permissive legislation    norme permissive

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - permissivo, opcional, tolerante

idioms:

• permissive legislation    legislação vigente

Русский (Russian)
дозволяющий, нестрогий

idioms:

• permissive legislation    законодательство разрешающее

Español (Spanish)
adj. - permisivo, tolerante

idioms:

• permissive legislation    legislación permisiva

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - eftergiven, frigjord, fakultativ

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
许可的, 自由的, 获准的

idioms:

• permissive legislation    非强制性法规, 非约束性立法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 許可的, 自由的, 獲准的

idioms:

• permissive legislation    非強制性法規, 非約束性立法

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 허용하는, 허락된, 묵인하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 寛大な, 許可を与える

idioms:

• permissive legislation    消極的立法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجيز, مرخص, متساهل, مباح, اختياري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתירני, מרשה, מתיר‬

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