restrictiveness

NOUN /rɪ'strɪktɪvnɛs/

15 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

restrictiveness is a valid 15-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1V4E1N1E1S1S1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does restrictiveness mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

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

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

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

BROADER