laxness
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lax
(lăks)adj. lax·er, lax·est
1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. See Synonyms at negligent.
2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack. See Synonyms at loose.
3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
4. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel (ĕ) in let.
lax·a′tion n.
lax′ly adv.
lax′ness n.
LAX
abbr.
lacrosse
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Laxness
(ˈlaxsnɛs)n
(Biography) Halldór (Kiljan) (haldəʊr). 1902–98, Icelandic novelist, noted for his treatment of rural working life in Iceland. His works include Salka Valka (1932) and Independent People (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1955
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Lax•ness
(ˈlɑks nɛs)n.
Hall•dór Kil•jan (ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn) 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel prize 1955.
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Noun | 1. | laxness - the quality of being lax and neglectful |
2. | laxness - the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels" |
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laxness
nounThe state or quality of being negligent:
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Translations
تهاوُن، تَراخٍ
laxnost
slaphed
kæruleysi, linka
laxnosť
kayıtsızlık
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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