Noun: laxness laks-nus
- The quality of being lax and neglectful
"The security guard's laxness in checking IDs allowed unauthorized access to the building";
- laxity, remissness, slackness
- The condition of being physiologically lax
"baths can help the laxness of the bowels";
- laxity
Type of: condition, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, status
Encyclopedia: Laxness