permissibility

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

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