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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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            This host response limits HCV production and constrains cellular permissiveness to infection.
            Pubmed
            2
            He added that the Trump administration has created a global culture of permissiveness.
            Reuters
            3
            With the protection and permissiveness of the law on their sides.
            Ebony
            4
            All this hogwash about self expression, permissiveness, development patterns, emotional security.
            The new yorker
            5
            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
            8
            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
            10
            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
            15
            The film's underlying thrust appears to be an attack on the malign consequences of Swedish libertarianism and permissiveness.
            The Guardian
            16
            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