restrictiveness

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From restrictive + -ness.

Synonyms

unpermissiveness

Antonyms

permissiveness

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