# permissiveness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen.

## Etymology
From permissive + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/permissiveness