Laissez-faire
German, noun/lɛseˈfɛːr/
Laissez-faire is spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-Z-F-A-I-R-E (12 letters). Laissez-faire is a German neuter noun meaning “laissez faire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Laissez-faire mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlaissez faire
Es gibt eine klare Grenze zwischen ungezügeltem Kapitalismus und wohlstandsförderndem Laissez-faire.
- 2
neuterlaissez aller, carelessness, negligence
Jahrelanges staatliches Laissez-faire hat das organisierte Verbrechen stark gemacht.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Laissez-faire
- Laissez-faires genitive
- Laisser-faire alternative
- Laissezfaire alternative
- Laisserfaire alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laissez-faire?
- /lɛseˈfɛːr/
- [ˌlɛ.seˈfɛ(ː)ɐ̯]
- [-sə-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.