laxity

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
2. (countable, uncountable) Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.

Synonyms

looseness

laxness

slackness

negligence

relaxation

slack

remissness

carelessness

languor

lassitude

laziness

listlessness

nervelessness

prostration

tardiness

tenderness

tonelessness

unsteadiness

weakness

whimsy

diarrhoea

negligency

badness

relaxation of rule

debility

dereliction

diarrhea

flabbiness

inaccuracy

indiscretion

inexactitude

Translations

Laxheit

trascuratezza

négligence

laxitud

Nachlässigkeit

descuido

mollezza

rilassatezza

negligência

استرخاء

Zügellosigkeit

Unhöflichkeit

αμέλεια

ατονία

ارتخائ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaksɪti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French laxité, itself borrowed from Latin laxitas, laxitatem, from laxus. By surface analysis, lax + -ity.