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noun
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being lax and neglectful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: laxity, remissness, slackness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: negligence, neglect, neglectfulness
noun
the condition of being physiologically lax
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: laxity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology tree English lax Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English laxness From lax + -ness.
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