laxness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lax +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

laxness (countable and uncountable, plural laxnesses)

  1. The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
    There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.

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