LAXITY
laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness
(noun) the quality of being lax and neglectful
laxness, laxity
(noun) the condition of being physiologically lax; “baths can help the laxness of the bowels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laxity (countable and uncountable, plural laxities)
The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.
Source: Wiktionary
Lax"i*ty (laks"i*ty), n. [L. laxitas, fr. laxus loose, slack: cf. F. laxité, See Lax, a.]
Definition: The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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