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If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.
Pawan Kalyan

Meaning of "permissible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERMISSIBLE

permissible  [pəˈmɪsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERMISSIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Permissible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERMISSIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of permissible in the English dictionary

The definition of permissible in the dictionary is permitted; allowable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERMISSIBLE


admissible
ədˈmɪsəbəl
amissible
əˈmɪsəbəl
inadmissible
ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl
intransmissible
ˌɪntrænzˈmɪsəbəl
irremissible
ˌɪrɪˈmɪsəbəl
irreplaceable
ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl
kissable
ˈkɪsəbəl
missable
ˈmɪsəbəl
noticeable
ˈnəʊtɪsəbəl
remissible
rɪˈmɪsəbəl
replaceable
rɪˈpleɪsəbəl
serviceable
ˈsɜːvɪsəbəl
submissible
səbˈmɪsəbəl
traceable
ˈtreɪsəbəl
transmissible
trænzˈmɪsəbəl
unmissable
ʌnˈmɪsəbəl
unnoticeable
ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəbəl
unserviceable
ʌnˈsɜːvɪsəbəl
untraceable
ʌnˈtreɪsəbəl
untransmissible
ˌʌntrænzˈmɪsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERMISSIBLE

permed
permethrin
Permian
permie
permillage
permissibility
permissibleness
permissibly
permission
permissive
permissively
permissiveness
permit
permittance
permitted
permittee
permitter
permitting
permittivities
permittivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERMISSIBLE

accessible
collapsible
compatible
divisible
extensible
feasible
fusible
impossible
inaccessible
incomprehensible
invisible
irresponsible
irreversible
ostensible
plausible
possible
responsible
reversible
sensible
submersible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of permissible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERMISSIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «permissible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of permissible

Translation of «permissible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERMISSIBLE

Find out the translation of permissible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of permissible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «permissible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可允许的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

permisible
570 millions of speakers

English

permissible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुमेय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يجوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

допустимая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lícito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুমোদনযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

permis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dibenarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zulässig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

許される
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허용되는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Permissible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho phép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परवानगीयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

izin verilebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammissibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dopuszczalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допустима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

admisă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτρέπεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toelaatbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillåten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of permissible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERMISSIBLE»

The term «permissible» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERMISSIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about permissible

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9 QUOTES WITH «PERMISSIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word permissible.
1
Spiro T. Agnew
All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.
2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.
3
John Cornyn
By the Obama administration's reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs.
4
Robert Fisk
When you have a crime against humanity that is so awesome in scale and death, it is more than permissible to look around and say, who recently has been declaring war on the United States? Of course, the compass points straight to bin Laden.
5
William Least Heat-Moon
I contend that in the kind of nonfiction I write, and that other people also pursue, anything is permissible provided the reader knows what you're taking liberties with.
6
Pawan Kalyan
If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.
7
Osama bin Laden
The country of the Two Holy Places has in our religion a peculiarity of its own over the other Muslim countries. In our religion, it is not permissible for any non-Muslim to stay in our country. Therefore, even though American civilians are not targeted in our plan, they must leave.
8
Sol LeWitt
When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.
9
Peter Singer
All I say about severely disabled babies is that when a life is so miserable it is not worth living, then it is permissible to give it a lethal injection. These are decisions that should be taken by parents - never the state - in consultation with their doctors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERMISSIBLE»

Discover the use of permissible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to permissible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Permissible Killing: The Self-Defence Justification of Homicide
This is a lucid and sophisticated account of the complex notion of justification, revolving around a critical discussion of recent trends in the law of self-defense.
Suzanne Uniacke, 1996
2
Intricate Ethics : Rights, Responsibilities, and Permissible ...
In Intricate Ethics, Kamm questions the moral importance of some non-consequentialist distinctions and then introduces and argues for the moral importance of other distinctions.
F. M. Kamm Professor of Philosophy Harvard University, 2006
3
Permissible Dose: A History of Radiation Protection in the ...
Walker clarifies the entire radiation debate, showing that permissible dose levels are a key to the principles and practices that have prevailed in the field of radiation protection since the 1930s, and to their highly charged political and ...
J. Samuel Walker, 2000
4
Permissible Computing in Education: Values, Assumptions and ...
Permissible Computing in Education defines and investigates the relationship between computer applications and current values and assumptions regarding computers.
Ronald G. Ragsdale, 1988
5
Permissible Advantage?: The Moral Consequences of Elite ...
PERMISSIBLE ADVANTAGE The aforementioned American Values implicate the matter of Permissible Advantage.3 This notion captures the tension between the belief that there is something unfair and unseemly about advantage and the ...
Alan Peshkin, 2000
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ADVANCES IN COMPUTERS
Let us find permissible functions at the output of gate vs. Because the first component of the output / of gate v4 is 0, the first component of the output of gate v6 is 1, and v4 is a NOR gate, the first component of a permissible function at the output ...
Marshall C. Yovits, 1991
7
The Analysis of Permissible Explosives
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C. G. Storm, 2008
8
Surveying
ACCURACY IN SURVEYING: PERMISSIBLE ERROR The permissible error is the maximum allowable limit that a measurement may vary from the true value, or from a value previously adopted as correct. The value of the permissible error in ...
B. C. Punmia, 2005
9
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy: A-J
A listing and description of common money market securities is presented in Table 1. the core of permissible assets. Other assets like banker's acceptances and commercial paper are now more permissible than 15 years ago.'6' Arbitrage  ...
Jack Rabin, 2003
10
Egalitarianism, Permissible Partiality and Decency
Chapter. Three. Government. Coercion. and. Egalitarian. Norms. Introduction. In attempting to show that we are morally required to implement egalitarian income policies, many egalitarians grant that, in the absence of social relations between  ...
J. Bradley McHose, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERMISSIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term permissible is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Only Way is Ethics: Journalism has to be accurate but critical …
By the same token, it must surely be permissible for a newspaper to examine a specific element of public policy without being required to ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
How Russia's Notorious Artist Convinced His Interrogator to Switch …
... mostly discussed the limits of what is permissible in art. According to transcripts of their conversations released by Pavlensky and confirmed ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
3
Hunt for Spaniard Accused of Killing Famous Zimbabwean Lion …
... that hunters will lure big cats out of protected areas, into areas where it is permissible to hunt, known as “hunting concessions,” using bait. «Gawker, Jul 15»
4
New York Rangers Analysis: The Clock is Ticking for Stepan and the …
... something that the Rangers simply can't work are slim to none, but the team's salary cap constraints aren't permissible in arbitration hearings. «Blueshirt Banter, Jul 15»
5
City of Missoula to educate, then enforce rules on sign clutter
... looming compliance crackdown to remind business owners that new signs require a permit, and that some signs aren't permissible under city ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
6
Key NFL dates in 2015-16: Team roster cut-downs to 75 players is …
4: Earliest permissible date for clubs to renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in any round of the 2013 ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
7
Groups spending heavily to push their education agenda in New …
... in New York law, a distinction that he says makes the heavy New York lobbying spending by the group permissible under federal regulations. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
8
Man held for 'attacking' scribes in inebriated state
The permissible BAC limit is 30 mg in 100 ml of blood. On noticing that a couple of reporters from a vernacular news channels, were filming him ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Yamuna Expressway becoming deadliest route?
Rakesh Garg, ADF joint secretary, said most of the vehicles involved in accidents were found to be running above the permissible limit of 100 ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
A Lawyer Gave Us the Blunt Truth About Sandra Bland's Arrest
Again, there is no “attitude test” that's permissible as a basis for police encounters, meaning police officers don't get to harass you because you ... «ATTN, Jul 15»

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