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permissivism

noun

lenience toward or indulgence of a wide variety of social behavior.

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Word length
12
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

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

    “Though some view permissiveness as a positive, social conservatives claim that it destroys the moral and sociocultural structures necessary for a civilized and valid society.”

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Though some view permissiveness as a positive, social conservatives claim that it destroys the moral and sociocultural structures necessary for a civilized and valid society.
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