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laxness

noun

Etymology

From lax + -ness.

  1. derived from *laḱs-✻
  2. inherited from *lahsaz✻
  3. inherited from *lahs✻
  4. inherited from leax
  5. inherited from lax
  6. suffixed as laxness — “lax + ness”

Definitions

  1. The property of being lax, lacking strictness.

    • There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.

The neighborhood

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