[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]