permissivism

per·mis·siv·ism

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-mis-uh-viz-uh m]
- /pərˈmɪs əˌvɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-mis-uh-viz-uh m]
- /pərˈmɪs əˌvɪz əm/

Definition of permissivism word

noun permissivism lenience toward or indulgence of a wide variety of social behavior. 1

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Origin of permissivism

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; permissive + -ism

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Parts of speech for Permissivism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Permissivism

permissivism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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