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LAXITY

\lˈaksɪti], \lˈaksɪti], \l_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of LAXITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the quality of being lax and neglectful

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the quality of being lax and neglectful

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Laxness.
The state or quality of being loose, vague, or weak.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Laxness.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Looseness; want of exactness.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Same etymon. Condition of a tissue when loose or relaxed; or of one which wants tone. We say laxity of fibre, laxity of skin, to express that those parts have lost some of the tenseness proper to them.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. [Latin] Quality of being lax or loose; slackness, as of a cord;— looseness, as of a texture;— want of exactness or precision; vagueness;— licentiousness;— dissoluteness;— openness or relaxation of the bowels also laxness.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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