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laxity

la·xity

UK/ˈlaksɪti/ US/ˈlæksʌti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being lax and neglectful

Origin

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

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