DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
restrictiveness
/rɪ'strɪktɪvnɛs/ · rɪstrɪktɪvnɛs
Restrictiveness has 4 syllables: re · stric · tive · ness.
re
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stric
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tive
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ness
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noun. A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits.
noun. A grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat').
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