"laxity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlaksɪti/ [UK] Forms: laxities [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French laxité, itself borrowed from Latin laxitas, laxitatem, from laxus. By surface analysis, lax + -ity. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|laxité}} Middle French laxité, {{der|en|la|laxitas|laxitas, laxitatem}} Latin laxitas, laxitatem, {{m|la|laxus}} laxus, {{surf|en|lax|-ity}} By surface analysis, lax + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} laxity (countable and uncountable, plural laxities)
  1. The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: laxness
    Sense id: en-laxity-en-noun-nlBVSCTj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 76 24
  2. Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-laxity-en-noun-dSQTpw3z

Inflected forms

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