permissible

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adjective

per·​mis·​si·​ble pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl 

: that may be permitted : allowable

permissibility

pər-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

permissibleness

pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl-nəs 

noun

permissibly

pər-ˈmi-sə-blē 

adverb

permissibility

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noun

per·​mis·​si·​bil·​i·​ty pə(r)ˌmisəˈbilətē 

-lətē, 

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being permissible

a greater emotional permissibility, a greater readiness to welcome tears or laughter

—Irving Howe & Eliezer Greenberg

Synonyms of permissible

Adjective

• allowable
• acceptable
• permitted

Examples of permissible in a Sentence

Adjective

deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

In 1953, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) removed kudzu from its list of cover plants permissible under the Agricultural Conservation Program. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

Creating this surveillance state would be extremely expensive and would require Albany to exponentially increase the number of permissible cameras. — Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Universities should resist government attempts to dictate scholarship, research agendas, curriculum or permissible viewpoints. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The ultimate goal was to establish a permissible exposure limit for humans on the Red Planet by compiling a comprehensive set of expert perspectives regarding Martian dust toxicology, exposure pathways and mitigation strategies. — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for permissible

• miscible
• admissible
• immiscible
• transmissible
• impermissible
• inadmissible
• indivisible
• inexplicable

Kids Definition

permissible

adjective

per·​mis·​si·​ble pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 

: that may be permitted : allowable

permissibility

-ˌmis-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

permissibleness

-ˈmis-ə-bəl-nəs 

noun

permissibly

-blē 

adverb