Laxness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being lax and neglectful

the condition of being physiologically lax

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæksnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaksnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaksnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈæksnəs/.

Examples

baths can help the laxness of the bowels

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

remissness laxity slackness

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful
noun	the condition of being physiologically lax “baths can help the laxness of the bowels”

Word Forms

lax	adjective	lacking in rigor or strictness
remiss	adjective	failing in what duty requires
slack	adjective	lacking in rigor or strictness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Laxheit

die Eigenschaft, nachlässig und nachlässig zu sein

🇫🇷French

le laxisme

la qualité d'être laxiste et négligent

🇪🇸Spanish

laxitud

la cualidad de ser flojo y negligente

🇮🇹Italian

lassismo

la qualità di essere negligente e negligente

🇳🇱Dutch

laksheid

de kwaliteit van laks en nalatig zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

negligência

qualidade de ser negligente e negligente

🇷🇺Russian

расхлябанность

качество расхлябанности и небрежности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढिलाई

ढिलाई बरतने और लापरवाही बरतने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

শিথিলতা

শিথিল এবং অবহেলিত হওয়ার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்ச்சி

தளர்வான மற்றும் அலட்சியமாக இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరక్తి

నిరాడంబరంగా మరియు నిర్లక్ష్యంగా ఉండే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

हलगर्जीपणा

शिथिल आणि दुर्लक्षित असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિથિલતા

બેદરકાર અને ઉપેક્ષિત હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಡಿಲತೆ

ಸಡಿಲ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലസത

അലസവും അവഗണനയും ഉള്ള ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਿੱਲ

ਢਿੱਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਅਣਗੌਲਿਆ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سستی

سست اور لاپرواہ ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腹泻

松懈和疏忽的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

緩み

怠惰で怠慢である性質

🇰🇷Korean

태만함

태만하고 태만하다는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lỏng lẻo

chất lượng của sự lỏng lẻo và lơ là

🇹🇭Thai

ความหย่อนคล้อย

คุณภาพของความหละหลวมและละเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelonggaran

sifat lemah dan lalai

🇵🇭Filipino

katamaran

ang kalidad ng pagiging maluwag at pabaya

🇲🇾Malay

kelonggaran

kualiti menjadi longgar dan lalai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التراخي

نوعية التراخي والإهمال

🇮🇷Persian

سستی

کیفیت سهل انگاری و بی توجهی

🇹🇷Turkish

gevşeklik

gevşek ve ihmalkar olmanın niteliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

רפיון

האיכות של להיות רפוי ומזניח

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