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acceptance vs permissiveness

permissiveness vs acceptance

acceptance and permissiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acceptance Yes No No No
permissiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, permissiveness is a hypernym of acceptance; that is, permissiveness is a word with a broader meaning than acceptance:
  • acceptance: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
  • permissiveness: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
Other hypernyms of acceptance include tolerance.
acceptance (noun) permissiveness (noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
the act of taking something that is offered
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
the state of being acceptable and accepted
Difference between acceptance and permissiveness

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