permissible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɚˈmɪsəbəl/ UK /pəˈmɪsəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
allowed or permitted by rules or law

Carrying liquids over the limit is not permissible on flights.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · allowed or permitted by... allowable acceptable admissible permitted sanctioned tolerable lawful

Opposites

impermissibleforbidden prohibited unacceptable banned

Word family

Derived forms permissiblypermissibility

Related forms permit permission permissive

Etymology

From Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere ('to allow, let go through'), from per- ('through') + mittere ('to send').

permittere Latin mittere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# permissible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pɚˈmɪsəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈmɪsəbəl/

## Meanings
1. allowed or permitted by rules or law

## Examples
- Carrying liquids over the limit is not permissible on flights.

## Synonyms
- allowable
- acceptable
- admissible
- permitted
- sanctioned
- tolerable
- lawful

## Antonyms
- impermissible
- forbidden
- prohibited
- unacceptable
- banned

## Derived Forms
- permissibly
- permissibility

## Related Forms
- permit
- permission
- permissive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: permittere
- Root: mittere - to send

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere ('to allow, let go through'), from per- ('through') + mittere ('to send').

## AI Etymology
Permissible is from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere ('to allow, let go through'), from per- ('through') + mittere ('to send'). In present-day use, it means allowed or permitted by rules or law. Derived formations include permissibly and permissibility. Related vocabulary includes permit, permission, and permissive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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