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restrictiveness

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or character of being restrictive.

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  • noun The state of being restrictive.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
  • noun a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits

Etymologies

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restrictive +‎ -ness

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