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Definition of laxity : The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.

Synonyms:

slack, inanition, leniency, carelessness, indecision, remissness, lassitude, lethargy, careful

disintegration, lawlessness, disorderliness, deformity, disorganization, messiness, indefiniteness, muddlement, turmoil, looseness, fuzziness, dishevel, insanity, disarrangement, commotion, disarray, mess, inchoateness, inconsistency, indistinctness, inexactness, shapelessness, clutter, formlessness, disorder, disconnectedness, irregularity, anarchy, amorphousness, anarchism, frenzy, chaos, unevenness, perturbation, tumult, incoherence, discomposure, entropy, confusion, obscurity, derangement

geniality, open-mindedness, easiness, benevolence, libertarianism, acceptance, gentleness, moderateness, peaceableness, insipidity, mildness, quietness, lenience, kindness, liberty, charity, latitude, liberality, tolerance, permissiveness, amiability, forbearance, benignity, liberalness, moderation, sweetness, cordiality, broad-mindedness, tenderness, softness, evenness, meekness, clemency

nihilism, license, slackness, toleration, laxness, mob rule, freedom, free rein

easygoingness, insouciance, coldness, nonchalance, passivity, lukewarmness, dispassion, indifference, unconcern, coolness, halfheartedness, negligence, perfunctoriness, disinterestedness, neutrality, unwillingness, detachment, apathy, impartiality

Usage examples:

• So he intimated to the meenester his suspicions of grievous laxity amang the female flock, and of the necessity of a special sermon on the Seventh Command. - "The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories", Bret Harte.
• He himself afterward often referred to this circumstance; and one who was his companion on this particular occasion has recorded the fact that, noticing indications of laxity in fishing action on Mr. Webster's part, he approached him, and that, in the exact words of this witness, he seemed to be gazing at the overhanging trees, and presently advancing one foot and extending his right hand he commenced to speak, 'Venerable Men! - "Fishing and Shooting Sketches", Grover Cleveland.
• The laxity of many Nonconformists, and some others, concerning baptism, gives him some ground for making this petition. - "India and the Indians", Edward F. Elwin.