Noun: restrictiveness ri'strik-tiv-nus
- A grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific ('red hat' has a more specific meaning than 'hat')
"The restrictiveness of 'which I bought yesterday' in 'The book which I bought yesterday is interesting' narrows down which book is being referred to"
- A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behaviour within certain specified limits
"The strict household was characterized by restrictiveness";
- unpermissiveness
Type of: disposition, modification, temperament
Antonym: permissiveness
Encyclopedia: Restrictiveness