Definition of Laxness

1. Noun. The quality of being lax and neglectful.

Exact synonyms: Laxity, Remissness, Slackness
Generic synonyms: Neglect, Neglectfulness, Negligence
Derivative terms: Lax, Lax, Remiss, Slack

2. Noun. The condition of being physiologically lax. "Baths can help the laxness of the bowels"
Exact synonyms: Laxity
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Derivative terms: Lax, Lax

Definition of Laxness

1. n. The state of being lax; laxity.

Definition of Laxness

1. Noun. The property of being lax, lacking strictness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laxness

1. laxity [n -ES] - See also: laxity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laxness

laxatives
laxator
laxator tympani
laxators
laxer
laxers
laxes
laxest
laxism
laxisms
laxist
laxists
laxities
laxity
laxly
laxness (current term)
laxnesses
lay-by
lay-bys
lay-down
lay-in
lay-ins
lay-off
lay-offs
lay-up
lay a finger on
lay a foundation
lay a venue
lay about

Literary usage of Laxness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Liquor Licensing in England, Principally from 1700 to 1830 by Sidney Webb, Beatrice (Potter) Webb (1903)
"CHAPTER II A PERIOD OF laxness FROM the end of the seventeenth century, at any rate, a period of extreme laxness set in. Licences to keep alehouses were ..."

2. A History of Missouri by Eugene Morrow Violette (1918)
"It has been stated that the Spaniards made no dis- (6) laxness crimination between Catholics and Protestants in making '"the En~ , these grants, ..."

3. Surgical Diseases of Children: A Modern Treatise on Pediatric Surgery by Samuel Walter Kelley (1909)
"... received a great deal of attention in efforts for its relief. occurs much more frequently in females than in males. Ketch Fie. 103 ILLUSTRATING laxness ..."

4. Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland by Cleveland Foundation (1921)
"laxness IN PUNISHING OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE The statistics for the Common Pleas cases begun in 1919 yield impressive evidence of this callousness toward ..."

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