permissible C2+ Topic:Law & Government 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... allowableacceptableadmissiblepermittedsanctionedtolerablelawful ↔ Opposites impermissibleforbiddenprohibitedunacceptablebanned Word family Derived forms permissiblypermissibility Related forms permitpermissionpermissive Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 ## 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 - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown