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Meanings of permissiveness in English

Portuguese
tolerância
Catalan
tolerància
Spanish
tolerancia

A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior.

tolerância

Attitude that grants freedom of expression and activity to another individual, but not necessarily with sanction or approval.

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Usage of permissiveness in English
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This host response limits HCV production and constrains cellular permissiveness to infection.
Pubmed
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He added that the Trump administration has created a global culture of permissiveness.
Reuters
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With the protection and permissiveness of the law on their sides.
Ebony
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All this hogwash about self expression, permissiveness, development patterns, emotional security.
The new yorker
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Some politicians accuse educators of encouraging permissiveness among young people.
Reuters
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What it does, unchecked in a meaningful way, is foster an environment of permissiveness.
Radio NZ
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Henein's duty was to take fullest advantage of that permissiveness.
The Guardian
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Private enterprise and other forms of permissiveness have led to practices that circumscribe and hamper life.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
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Their permissiveness ends when it comes to beer.
Reuters
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When parents try to establish control after a period of permissiveness they are often met by rebellion.
Radio NZ
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Viral entry and gene expression were described to be the key determinants for cell permissiveness to HIV.
Pubmed
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Agnew recently described the report as "pablum for permissiveness."
The new yorker
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As did Xhaka, whose performance was gripping in its determination to seek the limits of refereeing permissiveness.
The Guardian
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But he disliked permissiveness and rock music.
The Guardian
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The film's underlying thrust appears to be an attack on the malign consequences of Swedish libertarianism and permissiveness.
The Guardian
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Lack of religious belief, permissiveness, overuse of drugs and alcohol and many other factors contribute to failed marriages.
The Irish Times
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Translations for permissiveness
Portuguese
tolerância
Spanish
tolerancia
Permissiveness through the time