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laxness

laxness noun: the property of being lax, lacking strictness.

Noun

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.

Forms of laxness

plurallaxnesses

Origin of laxness

From lax + -ness.

Questions about laxness

What does laxness mean?
Laxness means the property of being lax, lacking strictness.
What part of speech is laxness?
Laxness is a noun.
What is the plural of laxness?
The plural of laxness is laxnesses.

Words near laxness in the dictionary

  1. laxity
  2. laxly
  3. Laxmana
  4. Laxmi
  5. Laxmidas
  6. laxness
  7. laxnesses
  8. laxoside
  9. Laxson
  10. Laxsons
  11. Laxton

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