permissiveness

🇺🇸 /pərˈmɪsɪvnəs/ 🇬🇧 /pəˈmɪsɪvnəs/
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the quality of allowing or showing freedom of behavior, especially in sexual matters, that some people may disapprove of

The permissiveness of the 1960s led to a cultural shift in society.

translation

n. the quality of allowing or showing freedom of behavior, especially in sexual matters, that some people may disapprove of

Word Forms

Plural permissivenesses