laxity
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lax·i·ty
(lăk′sĭ-tē)n.
The state or quality of being lax.
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lax•i•ty
(ˈlæk sɪ ti)n.
the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
[1520–30; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | laxity - the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels" |
2. | laxity - the quality of being lax and neglectful |
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laxity
noun slackness, neglect, negligence, carelessness, leniency, sloppiness (informal), unconcern, laxness The laxity of expert control authorities has made a significant contribution to the problem.
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laxity
nounThe state or quality of being negligent:
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laxity
[ˈlæksɪtɪ] laxness [ˈlæksnɪs] N (pej) [of person, discipline] → falta f de rigor; [of standards] → relajamiento m, relajación fmoral laxity → relajamiento m or relajación f de la moral
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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laxity
n (= lack of vigour, discipline) → Laxheit f; (= carelessness also) → Nachlässigkeit f; his moral laxity → seine lockeren or laxen moralischen Einstellungen; sexual laxity → lockere Sitten pl, → sexuelle Freizügigkeit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lax
(lӕks) adjective careless or not strict in discipline or morals. Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently.
ˈlaxity nounˈlaxness noun
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lax·i·ty
n. laxitud, aflojamiento, flojedad; relajación.
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laxity
n laxitud fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.