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Meanings of laxness in anglès

portuguès
negligência
català
laxitud
espanyol
descuido

The quality of being lax and neglectful.

        laxitud
        Usage of laxness in anglès
        1
        It leads to selfishness, to a laxness in home manners very demoralizing.
        The Cost of Shelter
        2
        If we do, it's an evidence of laxness of morals in ourselves.
        Mary Louise
        3
        Such men are prodigious exceptions in times of material decadence and mental laxness.
        Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
        4
        Gox's laxness played a key role in the debacle.
        Reuters
        5
        What I got is a sense of his laxness.
        Frozen Heat
        6
        Teddy carries our national laxness to a foolhardy extent.
        Mr. Britling Sees It Through
        7
        Quite aware of his inclination to laxness, I was yet unprepared for his present state.
        Ruggles of Red Gap
        8
        He must have a talk with her about her laxness with regard to hours-andother things.
        What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
        9
        This carelessness seemed to him like indifference, and indicated a general laxness in the temple servants.
        Historical Miniatures
        10
        The fall of the Roman empire was preceded by an extraordinary laxness of the marriage tie.
        Studies in the Life of the Christian: His Faith and His Service
        11
        He was as good as his word, speaking of the laxness of both Iroquois and Wyandots.
        The Scouts of the Valley
        12
        After an unsuccessful hunt for a censored book in north-east Africa, I benefited from this laxness.
        The Guardian
        13
        God damn Colin Rexrew, his laxness and stupidity.
        The Reality Dysfunction
        14
        His laxness in the manner of dress was seen to be ingrained, an incurable defect of soul.
        Bunker Bean
        15
        All this was the result of laxness, of the sentimentality he condemned; a firmer hand was needed everywhere.
        The Happy End
        16
        In fact I fear that in Grace's case I have so far erred on the side of laxness.
        The Bars of Iron
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        portuguès
        negligência
        espanyol
        descuido
        Laxness through the time