# laxity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaksɪti/ · frequency rank #73,369

## Definitions
1. The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
2. Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French laxité, itself borrowed from Latin laxitas, laxitatem, from laxus. By surface analysis, lax + -ity.

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