laxness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English lax

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English laxness

From lax + -ness.

Noun

laxness (countable and uncountable, plural laxnesses)

1. The property of being lax, lacking strictness.

   There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.

Translations

property of being lax — see also laxity,‎ laxism

• Amharic: ልልነት (ləlnät)
• Czech: laxnost (cs) f, nedbalost (cs) f
• Dutch: laksheid (nl)
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 f (latei)
• Ido: laxeso (io)
• Spanish: laxitud (es) f