restrictiveness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

restrictiveness
    n 1: a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more
         specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
    2: a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to
       confine behavior within certain specified limits [syn:
       {unpermissiveness}, {restrictiveness}] [ant:
       {permissiveness}, {tolerance}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Restrictive \Re*strict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]
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   1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a
      restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
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   2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
      [1913 Webster] --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv. --
      {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n.
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