laxness
laxness · laxnesses
The property of being lax, lacking strictnessThe property of being lax, lacking strictness.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.
the quality of being lax and neglectful
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: laxnessesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being lax and neglectful:laxityremissnessslackness
- the condition of being physiologically lax:laxity
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlax
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable