| Meaning | granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline / discipline. |
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| Examples | - "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"
- "permissive parents"
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| Attribute of | permissiveness, tolerance | A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
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| Narrower | indulgent, lenient, soft | Tolerant or lenient |
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| Opposite | unpermissive | not inclined to grant permission |
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| Spanish | laxo, permisivo |
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| Catalan | permisiu |
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| Nouns | permissiveness | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
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| Adverbs | permissively | in a permissive manner |
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| Verbs | permit | consent to, give permission |
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| permit | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
