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Definitions for laxness
ˈlɑks nɛs; ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑnlax·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
laxness, laxity, remissness, slacknessnoun
the quality of being lax and neglectful
laxness, laxitynoun
the condition of being physiologically lax
"baths can help the laxness of the bowels"
Wiktionary
laxnessnoun
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Laxnessnoun
Laxity; not tension; not precision; not costiveness.
For the free passage of the sound into the ear, it is requisite that the tympanum be tense, and hard stretched; otherwise the laxness of that membrane will certainly dead and damp the sound. William Holder, Elements of Speech.
Wikipedia
Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Icelandic: [ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaksnɛs] (listen); born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories. Writers who influenced Laxness included August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway.
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laxness
Laxness is the quality or state of being not strict, not rigorous, or not careful; of being negligent or relaxed in terms of rules, discipline, or standards. It can refer to a lackadaisical attitude, slackness, or a lack of strictness or vigilance.
Webster Dictionary
Laxnessnoun
the state of being lax; laxity
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of laxness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of laxness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of laxness in a Sentence
There has been a laxness in social distancing, especially during this past weekend, that is just wholly unacceptable.
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