Definition of LAXITY

laxity

Plural: laxities

Noun

  • The state or quality of being lax; lack of strictness or care.
  • the condition of being physiologically lax
  • the quality of being lax and neglectful
  • The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
  • Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.

Examples

  • The LAXITY of his opponent’s defense allowed him to score big with an obscure plural.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 16

laxity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
laxity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
laxity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

laxity: valid Words With Friends Word