laxness
noun
laxness is spelled L-A-X-N-E-S-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laxness means “The property of being lax, lacking strictness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laxness is laxnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in laxness?
| Letters | 7: L-A-X-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laxness?
Laxness appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of laxness
- laxnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laxness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laxness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of being lax:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | laxitud |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does laxness come from?
From lax + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).