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Meaning of Laxity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlaksɪti

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية ارتخاء التهاون
Ελληνικά χαλαρότητα
Español laxidad
Svenska släpphänthet

Examples

“In these days of laxity, and anythingism in religion, even those of whom we might hope better things do not appear exercised, with the apostle Paul, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men.”
“It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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