Synonyms for laxity
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
Forms
- Plural
- laxities → slacknesses, loosenesses, carelessnesses, laxnesses…
Example sentences
- carelessness The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| laxity | steady | |
| carelessness | falling | |
| looseness | falling | |
| slackness | falling | |
| laxness | falling | |
| flaccidity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- license2, licence2, laxness
- 9 letters
- looseness, slackness2
- 10 letters
- flaccidity, remissness
- 11 letters
- flaccidness
- 12 letters
- carelessness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (license2 = 2 syllables).