Behavior
permissiveness Audio
per·mis·sive·ness [ per-mis-iv-nis ]
Subclass of:
Social Behavior
Definitions related to permissiveness:
  • An attitude that is accepting or tolerant of behaviors that may disregard traditional social mores.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The attitude that grants freedom of expression and activity to another individual, but not necessarily with sanction or approval.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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