permissible
/pə'misəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Allowed or acceptable: Refers to something that is permitted or within the rules, not forbidden.
- Tolerable or admissible: Indicates that something, such as an action or idea, can be accepted or conceded in a particular context.
Usage
- The adjective "permissible" is used to describe actions, behaviors, deductions, or ideas that are officially or contextually allowed.
- It often appears in formal, legal, or academic contexts to discuss what is within the bounds of rules or norms.
- It can be modified by adverbs like "barely," "hardly," or "perfectly" to indicate the degree of acceptability.
Examples
- General Use:
- The use of calculators is permissible during this exam.
- Is it permissible to park here overnight?
- Context-Specific Use:
- In some cultures, such direct questions are not permissible in polite conversation.
- The judge ruled that the evidence was permissible in court.
Advanced Usage
- "Barely permissible": Just within the limits of what is allowed; almost unacceptable.
- His behavior was barely permissible under the club's strict code of conduct.
- "Permissible limit": The maximum allowable amount or degree.
- The factory's emissions are within the permissible limits set by the government.
Variants and Related Words
- Permissibility (noun): The quality or state of being permissible.
- The permissibility of such actions is still under debate.
- Permissibly (adverb): In a permissible manner.
- You may permissibly cite up to three sources without seeking further permission.
Synonyms
- Allowable: Capable of being allowed.
- Acceptable: Able to be tolerated or allowed.
- Authorized: Officially permitted or sanctioned.
- Legitimate: Conforming to the law or to rules.
Antonyms
- Impermissible: Not permissible; forbidden.
- Prohibited: Formally forbidden by law, rule, or other authority.
- Unacceptable: Not satisfactory or allowable.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Within permissible bounds": Inside the acceptable limits.
- All research must be conducted within permissible ethical bounds.
- "Deem permissible": To judge or consider something as allowable.
- The committee did not deem the proposed method permissible for the study.
Adjective
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that may be accepted or conceded
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a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine
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that may be permitted especially as according to rule
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permissible behavior in school
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a permissible tax deduction
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