Restrictiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻstɹˈɪktɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪstɹˈɪktɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪstɹˈɪktɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻstɹˈɪktɪvnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unpermissiveness

Antonyms

permissiveness

Word Forms

unpermissive	adjective	not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline
restrictive	adjective	serving to restrict

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Restriktion

eine grammatikalische Qualifikation, die die Bedeutung spezifischer macht („red hat“ hat eine spezifischere Bedeutung als „hat“)

🇫🇷French

caractère restrictif

une qualification grammaticale qui rend le sens plus spécifique (« chapeau rouge » a une signification plus spécifique que « chapeau »)

🇪🇸Spanish

restrictividad

una calificación gramatical que hace que el significado sea más específico ("sombrero rojo" tiene un significado más específico que "sombrero")

🇮🇹Italian

restrittività

una qualificazione grammaticale che rende il significato più specifico ("cappello rosso" ha un significato più specifico di "cappello")

🇳🇱Dutch

restrictiviteit

een grammaticale kwalificatie die de betekenis specifieker maakt (‘rode hoed’ heeft een specifiekere betekenis dan ‘hoed’)

🇵🇹Portuguese

restritividade

uma qualificação gramatical que torna o significado mais específico ('chapéu vermelho' tem um significado mais específico do que 'chapéu')

🇷🇺Russian

ограничение

грамматическое уточнение, которое делает значение более конкретным («красная шляпа» имеет более конкретное значение, чем «шляпа»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिबंधात्मकता

एक व्याकरणिक योग्यता जो अर्थ को अधिक विशिष्ट बनाती है ('लाल टोपी' का 'टोपी' की तुलना में अधिक विशिष्ट अर्थ है)

🇧🇩Bengali

সীমাবদ্ধতা

একটি ব্যাকরণগত যোগ্যতা যা অর্থকে আরও সুনির্দিষ্ট করে তোলে (`লাল টুপি'র 'টুপি'র চেয়ে আরও নির্দিষ্ট অর্থ রয়েছে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டுப்பாடு

இலக்கணத் தகுதியானது அர்த்தத்தை மேலும் குறிப்பிட்டதாக ஆக்குகிறது (`சிவப்பு தொப்பி' என்பது `தொப்பி'யை விட குறிப்பிட்ட பொருளைக் கொண்டுள்ளது)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్బంధం

అర్థాన్ని మరింత నిర్దిష్టంగా చేసే వ్యాకరణ అర్హత (`టోపీ' కంటే `ఎరుపు టోపీ'కి మరింత నిర్దిష్టమైన అర్థం ఉంటుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिबंधात्मकता

व्याकरणाची पात्रता जी अर्थ अधिक विशिष्ट करते (`लाल टोपी'चा `हॅट' पेक्षा अधिक विशिष्ट अर्थ आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિબંધકતા

વ્યાકરણની લાયકાત જે અર્થને વધુ ચોક્કસ બનાવે છે (`લાલ ટોપી'નો `ટોપી' કરતાં વધુ ચોક્કસ અર્થ છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿತತೆ

ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣದ ಅರ್ಹತೆ (`ಕೆಂಪು ಟೋಪಿ'ಗೆ `ಟೋಪಿ'ಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅರ್ಥವಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങൾ

അർത്ഥത്തെ കൂടുതൽ വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യാകരണ യോഗ്യത (`ചുവന്ന തൊപ്പി'ക്ക് `തൊപ്പി' എന്നതിനേക്കാൾ കൂടുതൽ പ്രത്യേക അർത്ഥമുണ്ട്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਬੰਦੀਆਂ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਕਰਨਿਕ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਜੋ ਅਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਖਾਸ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ('ਲਾਲ ਟੋਪੀ' ਦਾ 'ਟੋਪੀ' ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਖਾਸ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پابندی

ایک گرائمیکل قابلیت جو معنی کو زیادہ مخصوص بناتی ہے (`سرخ ٹوپی' کا `ہیٹ' سے زیادہ مخصوص معنی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

限制性

使含义更具体的语法限定（“红帽”比“帽子”具有更具体的含义）

🇯🇵Japanese

制限性

意味をより具体的にする文法的修飾 (「赤い帽子」は「帽子」よりも具体的な意味を持ちます)

🇰🇷Korean

제한성

의미를 더욱 구체적으로 만드는 문법적 한정('red hat'은 'hat'보다 더 구체적인 의미를 가짐)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hạn chế

một trình độ ngữ pháp làm cho ý nghĩa cụ thể hơn (`mũ đỏ' có ý nghĩa cụ thể hơn 'mũ')

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้มงวด

คุณสมบัติทางไวยากรณ์ที่ทำให้ความหมายเฉพาะเจาะจงมากขึ้น (`หมวกสีแดง' มีความหมายเฉพาะเจาะจงมากกว่า 'หมวก')

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembatasan

kualifikasi tata bahasa yang menjadikan maknanya lebih spesifik (`topi merah' memiliki arti yang lebih spesifik daripada `topi')

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mahigpit

isang kwalipikasyon sa gramatika na ginagawang mas tiyak ang kahulugan (ang `pulang sumbrero' ay may mas tiyak na kahulugan kaysa sa `sumbrero')

🇲🇾Malay

keterbatasan

kelayakan tatabahasa yang menjadikan makna lebih spesifik (`topi merah' mempunyai makna yang lebih spesifik daripada `topi')

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقييد

مؤهل نحوي يجعل المعنى أكثر تحديدًا («القبعة الحمراء» لها معنى أكثر تحديدًا من «القبعة»)

🇮🇷Persian

محدودیت

یک صلاحیت دستوری که معنی را مشخص تر می کند (کلاه قرمزی معنای خاص تری نسبت به کلاه دارد)

🇹🇷Turkish

kısıtlayıcılık

anlamı daha spesifik hale getiren dilbilgisel bir nitelik (“kırmızı şapka”, “şapka”dan daha spesifik bir anlama sahiptir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מגבילות

הסמכה דקדוקית שהופכת את המשמעות ליותר ספציפית (ל'כובע אדום' יש משמעות ספציפית יותר מ'כובע')

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What is the primary definition of the word 'restrictiveness'?

The primary meaning of 'restrictiveness' is 'a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'restrictiveness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'restrictiveness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'restrictiveness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'restrictiveness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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