'Restrictiveness' definitions:
Definition of 'restrictiveness'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: unpermissiveness, restrictiveness] [ant: permissiveness, tolerance]
Definition of 'Restrictiveness'
From: GCIDE
- Restrictive \Re*strict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman. [1913 Webster] --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]