permissible
Syllables: per·mis·si·ble/pəˈmɪsɪbl̩/US/pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/
permissible adjective: permitted.
Adjective
permissible (comparative more permissible, superlative most permissible)
- permitted.
- [...] Mr. M. N. Rollason points out that on four-track lines on which the fast lines, in the centre, are flanked by the slow lines, and running at speed is permissible on all four, the traveller can enjoy some quite exciting experiences when trains are doing a "neck-and-neck" on adjacent lines.1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Express Travel on Slow Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 184
- The units will be allowed to run up to 90 m.p.h. between Chelmsford and Colchester, but their maximum speed of 100 m.p.h. is not permissible on the G.E. line.1963 March, “The Clacton express electric multiple-units enter service”, in Modern Railways, pages 172–173
- Synonyms:
- acceptable, allowable, legitimate, legit, leveful, licit, rightful, rulable, true, valid
- permissive
- As regards the incorporation of anglicisms and despite the efforts of the Real Academia Española (an official regulatory body which aims at the purity of the language), Spanish has usually been considered a rather permissible language.2016 December, Marisa Diez-Arroyo, “Vagueness: A loanword’s good friend. The case of ‘Print’ in Spanish fashion”, in Pragmatics, page 609
- Japanese zoning is specified at a national level, and while local governments do have some control over their local developments, the end result is a zoning code that is very permissible compared to most other countries.2024 July 14, Jason Slaughter, “The Secret to Japan's Great Cities” (2:27 from the start), in Not Just Bikes
- Synonyms:
- lax, lenient, clement, easygoing, forbearing, indulgent, loose-handed, permissive, relaxed, remissful
Noun
permissible (plural permissibles)
permissible meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
permissible in Hindi
- that is permitted
- स्वीकार्य svīkārya
permissible in Tamil
- அனுமதிக்கத்தக்க, இசைவளிக்கத்தக்க, ஏற்கத்தக்க
permissible in Urdu
- permissible, permitted, allowed
- جائز jāiz
permissible in Bengali
- that is permitted
- হালাল halal/onumōdnojōggo, অনুমোদনযোগ্য halal/onumōdnojōggo
More languagesFewer languages
- permissible in Telugu
- అనుమతించదగినది
- permissible in Malayalam
- സമ്മതിക്കാവുന്ന, അനുജ്ഞേയമായ, അനുവദിക്കത്തക്ക, ന്യായമായ
- permissible in Kannada
- ಒಪ್ಪಬಲ್ಲ, ಸೆಲವುಕೊಡತಕ್ಕ, ಅನುಮತಿ ಕೊಡಬಹುದಾದ, ಅನುಜ್ಞಾರ್ಹ
- permissible in Arabic
- جَائِز jāʔiz
Examples of permissible in a sentence
- The bases of working limits for environmental contamination are the permissible limits for internal emitters.
- Notwithstanding (3) and (4), no public or private regulations governed the number of people permissible on a Chicago porch.
- Many tasting rooms have adjacent vineyards, so you'll want to check if it's permissible to explore the outdoors.
Synonyms of permissible
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Antonyms
- impermissible
- inacceptable
- insufferable
- insupportable
- intolerable
- nonacceptable
- nonadmissible
- nonallowable
- nonpermissible
- nontolerable
8 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of permissible
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more permissible |
| superlative | most permissible |
| Noun | |
| plural | permissibles |
Origin of permissible
From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissibilis.
Words formed from permissible
Questions about permissible
- What does permissible mean?
- Permissible means permitted.
- What is permissible in Hindi?
- Permissible in Hindi is स्वीकार्य (svīkārya). See Permissible meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is permissible?
- Permissible can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce permissible?
- Permissible is pronounced /pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/ (US).
Words near permissible in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: permissible (page history and authors); permissible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); جائز (Urdu) (page history and authors); permissible (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); permissible (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); permissible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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