indulgence vs permissiveness

indulgence and permissiveness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indulgence	Yes	No	No	No
permissiveness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, permissiveness is a hypernym of indulgence; that is, permissiveness is a word with a broader meaning than indulgence:

Other hypernyms of indulgence include tolerance.

indulgence (noun)	permissiveness (noun)
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire	a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
foolish or senseless behavior
the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone