laxity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French laxité, itself borrowed from Latin laxitas, laxitatem, from laxus. By surface analysis, lax +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaksɪti/

Noun

laxity (countable and uncountable, plural laxities)

  1. The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
    Synonym: laxness
  2. Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.
    • 1880, The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support:
      In these days of laxity, and anythingism in religion, even those of whom we might hope better things do not appear exercised, with the apostle Paul, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men.
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