Meaning

2 senses

  1. Permitted.

    zulässig

    that may be permitted especially as according to rule

  2. (uncommon)Permissive

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Is this permissible?

    deIst dies erlaubt?

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  2. This is permissible.

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  3. Is it ever morally permissible to lie?

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  4. Is it permissible to kill pests such as cockroaches and termites?

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  5. It's permissible to doubt.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
that is permitted:

Origin

From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissi

From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissibilis.

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Forms

more permissible, most permissible
Comparativemore permissible Lesson
Superlativemost permissible Lesson

regular

Synonyms

38 synonyms
acceptableA2legitimateB2trueA1validB2easygoingB1indulgentB2relaxedA2safeA2softA2liberalB2tolerantB2allowablelegitleveful
Close in meaning
  • that may be permitted especially as according to rule:allowable

Antonyms

18 antonyms
impermissibleinacceptableinsufferableinsupportableintolerablenonacceptablenonadmissiblenonallowablenonpermissiblenontolerableobjectionableunabideableunacceptableB2unallowable

Word family

8 related words
RelatedpermissionA2permitB1permissiblypermissibility
Derivedimpermissiblenonpermissiblepermissiblenessunpermissible

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
permanentB1permanentlyB1permeateB2permissionA2permissive
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