Laxity Meaning
/ˈlaksɪti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
nounMoral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.
Sentence Examples
Muscle laxity is a concern.
Laxity in the joint caused pain.
The inspection revealed extreme laxity in the safety rules.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company manager's ____ led to many important rules being frequently broken.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the current rules has led to many problems within the organization that need to be addressed.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French laxité, itself borrowed from Latin laxitas, laxitatem, from laxus. By surface analysis, lax + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In these days of laxity, and anythingism in religion, even those of whom we might hope better things do not appear exercised, with the apostle Paul, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men."
— 1880, The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support:
"It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades."
— 1981 April 5, Theodore Solotaroff, “REVIVING THE ANCIENT ART OF EXECUTION”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company manager's ____ led to many important rules being frequently broken.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the current rules has led to many problems within the organization that need to be addressed.