In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LAXNESS
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
laxness (countable and uncountable, plural laxnesses)
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
Source: Wiktionary
Lax"ness, n.
Definition: The state of being lax; laxity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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