restrictiveness

/rɪ'strɪktɪvnɛs/ noun
15 letters4 syllables20 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits.

2

A grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat').

WORD FORMS
Related formrestrictive
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®20 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word40 points
Triple word60 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinestrictivenessray
Starts & ends withR … S
Syllablesre · stric · tive · ness
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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