# lawlessness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,476

## Definitions
1. A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
2. Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime.

## Etymology
From lawless + -ness.

## Common misspellings (14)
`alwlessness`, `lalwessness`, `lawelssness`, `lawlesness`, `lawlesnsess`, `lawlessenss`, `lawlessnes`, `lawlessnness`, `lawlessnses`, `lawllessness`, `lawlsesness`, `lawwlessness`, `llawlessness`, `lwalessness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lawlessness