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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the condition of being physiologically lax;
- Example: "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"
[syn: laxness, laxity]

2. the quality of being lax and neglectful;
[syn: laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Laxity \Lax"i*ty\ (l[a^]ks"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. laxitas, fr. laxus loose, slack: cf. F. laxit['e], See Lax, a.] The state or quality of being lax; lack of tenseness, strictness, or exactness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

laxity n 1: the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels" [syn: laxness, laxity] 2: the quality of being lax and neglectful [syn: laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness]