"permissive" meaning in English

See permissive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more permissive [comparative], most permissive [superlative]
Etymology: From French permissif. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|permissif}} French permissif Head templates: {{en-adj}} permissive (comparative more permissive, superlative most permissive)
  1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient. Translations (lenient): разрешаващ (razrešavašt) (Bulgarian), permissiu (Catalan), verdraagzaam (Dutch), toegevend (Dutch), tolerant (Dutch), lankmoedig (Dutch), salliva (Finnish), suvaitsevainen (Finnish), permissif (French), engedékeny (Hungarian), elnéző (Hungarian), megengedő (Hungarian), permissivo (Italian), tolerant (Norwegian), permissivo (Portuguese), permisivo (Spanish), laxo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-permissive-en-adj-i7Qb90nc Disambiguation of 'lenient': 97 1 2
  2. (of a footpath, bridleway or similar) Open to the public by permission of the landowner.
    Sense id: en-permissive-en-adj-dd-rlkVb
  3. (biology) That allows the replication of viruses. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-permissive-en-adj-VPrTeVvQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 10 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 4 43 6 4 29 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 46 4 2 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 10 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 10 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 18 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 7 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 7 79 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonpermissive, semipermissive, permissive waste, permissiveness, permissively, permissive working, permissive-action link, permissive mood
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      "sense": "lenient",
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