permissible

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: per=mis=si=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

permissible, a. 

 That may be permitted; allowable; admissible.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

permissible, adj. allowable.

Derivative

permissibility n. permissibly adv.

Etymology

ME f. F or f. med.L permissibilis (as PERMIT)

THESAURUS

permissible

OK, acceptable, admissible, all right, allowable, allowed, approved, authorized, bearable, endorsed, excusable, justifiable, kosher, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, legitimized, licit, okay, pardonable, permitted, proper, sanctionable, sanctioned, tolerable, tolerated, unforbidden, unprohibited, venial, warrantable

ROGET THESAURUS

permissible

Permission

N permission, leave, allowance, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, liberty, law, license, concession, grace, indulgence, favor, dispensation, exemption, release, connivance, vouchsafement, authorization, warranty, accordance, admission, permit, warrant, brevet, precept, sanction, authority, firman, hukm, pass, passport, furlough, license, carte blanche, ticket of leave, grant, charter, patent, letters patent, permitting, permissive, indulgent, permitted, patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal, legalized, licit, unforbid, unforbidden, unconditional, by leave, with leave, on leave, speciali gratia, under favor of, pace, ad libitum, by all means, yes, avec permissin, brevet d'invention.