Associations to the word «Restrictiveness»

Wiktionary

RESTRICTIVENESS, noun. The state of being restrictive.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.
Blaise Pascal