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Permissiveness vs Permissive - What's the difference?

permissiveness | permissive |

As a noun permissiveness

is the relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.

As an adjective permissive is

giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.

permissiveness

English

Noun

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  • The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.
  • :The permissiveness of campus life leads many college freshmen to try things they would never have experienced at home.

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    permissive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.

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