laxity
pronunciation
How to pronounce laxity in British English:
UK ['læksətɪ]
How to pronounce laxity in American English:
US [ˈlæksɪti]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being lax and neglectful
Word Origin
- laxity (n.)
- 1520s, from Middle French laxité, from Latin laxitatem (nominative laxitas) "width, spaciousness," from laxus (see lax).
Example
- 1. But in the long run today 's fiscal laxity is unsustainable .
- 2. Brazil 's bulky fiscal responsibility act also governs regional public finances , where laxity has been a problem .
- 3. Fiscal laxity tends to fatten the government wage bill , setting a high benchmark for private pay deals that can cripple competitiveness .
- 4. Argentina 's economy is once again suffering from lack of competitiveness and fiscal laxity . But $ 48 billion in reserves give the government time .
- 5. Laxity also makes it harder to persuade iran , a flagrant repeat violator of its safeguards agreement with the iaea , to obey un resolutions and suspend its uranium and plutonium work until there is confidence in its supposedly peaceful intentions .