laxness (noun)

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• laxness — lax ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful. 2) (of limbs or muscles) relaxed. DERIVATIVES laxity noun laxly adverb laxness noun. ORIGIN Latin laxus loose, lax …   English terms dictionary

• laxness — noun The property of being lax, lacking strictness. There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse …   Wiktionary

• laxness — noun 1. the quality of being lax and neglectful (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑laxity, ↑remissness, ↑slackness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slackness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• laxness — noun see lax I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• laxness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being negligent: laxity, negligence, remissness, slackness. See CAREFUL …   English dictionary for students

• Laxness — /ˈlaksnɛs/ (say lahksnes) noun Halldór Kiljan /ˌhaldaʊə ˈkjɪljan/ (say .hahldowuh kyilyahn), 1902–98, Icelandic novelist; Nobel prize for literature 1955 …  

• lax — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin laxus loose more at slack Date: 14th century 1. a. of the bowels loose, open b. having loose bowels 2. deficient in firmness ; not stringent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lax — adjective 1》 not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful. 2》 (of the limbs or muscles) relaxed. 3》 Phonetics (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. The opposite of tense1. Derivatives laxity noun laxly… …   English new terms dictionary

• lax — adjective 1 not strict or careful enough about standards of behaviour, work, safety etc; slack 1 (1): lax security 2 muscles or arms or legs that are lax are not firm or strong and therefore tend to hang loosely laxly adverb laxity noun (U)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lax — I. /læks / (say laks) adjective 1. lacking in strictness or severity; careless or negligent: lax morals. 2. not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas on a subject. 3. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax cord. 4. open or not… …  

• lax — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful. 2) (of limbs or muscles) relaxed. DERIVATIVES laxity noun laxly adverb laxness noun. ORIGIN Latin laxus loose, lax …   English terms dictionary