permissible
[ per-mis-uh-buhl ]
/ pərˈmɪs ə bəl /
adjective
that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
Origin of permissible
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word
permissibilis. See
permission,
-ible
SYNONYMS FOR permissible
OTHER WORDS FROM permissible
Words nearby permissible
permeation,
permian,
permic,
permie,
permillage,
permissible,
permission,
permissive,
permissivism,
permit,
permittivity
Example sentences from the Web for permissibility
The physician is frequently consulted as to the permissibility or danger of marriages between near relations.
Woman |William J. RobinsonBut if this is to be legal, the whole principle of the permissibility of counter practice is granted.
Science and Education |Thomas H. HuxleyThis is obviously not the place to discourse at length on the permissibility of suicide.
British Dictionary definitions for permissibility
permissible
/ (pəˈmɪsəbəl) /
adjective
permitted; allowable