laxnessn.

Brit.

/ˈlaksnəs/, U.S.

/ˈlæksnəs/

Etymology: < lax adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being lax; laxity:

a. in physical senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > roominess

roomthiness1556

commodiousness1562

spaciousness1587

amplitude1599

laxness1634

capaciousness1642

laxity1650

roomliness1744

roominess1755

uncrampedness1882

spaciness1885

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [noun] > muscular tension > looseness of muscles

laxation1398

relaxing?a1425

laxity1528

laxness1634

relaxity1908

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > diarrhoea

diarrhoea1398

squirtc1460

hurl?a1513

gurry?1523

lasking1527

laxity1528

lax?1529

lask1542

skittera1585

looseness1586

scouring1597

laxativeness1610

laxness1634

squitter1664

lurry1689

thorough-go-nimble1694

wherry-go-nimble1766

the trots1808

cholerine1832

squit1841

choleriform1884

tummy1888

gippy tummy1915

shit1928

Rhea sisters1935

belly wuk1943

tomtit1944

run1946

Montezuma's revenge1955

Aztec hop1962

turista1970

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > loose texture

looseness1562

laxity1603

fuzziness1613

laxness1718

incompactness1727

foziness1821

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvi. xlii. 1075 Cold waters or baths..help the laxnesse of the bowels.

1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 161 It is requisite that the Tympanum be tense..; otherwise the laxness of that Membrane will..damp the sound.

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 172 Like some Body passing through an over-large or wide hole, where it cannot stick by reason of the laxness of the passage.

1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 6 By the greater laxness of its Contexture it will not lie in so little room.

1774 Garden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 105 This carina..is very distinguishable..by its thinness, its apparent laxness.

b. in moral or intellectual senses.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun]

laxity1623

laschety1673

slackness1674

laxness1676

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > in matters intellectual

unphilosophicalness1687

laxity1795

laxness1841

1676 W. Hubbard Happiness of People Pref. Too much rigidness on the one hand, or laxness on the other.

1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 96 The universal laxness of the age.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. i. iii. 51 The laxness, confusion, and barbarism which pervade this branch of the law.

1843 W. M. Thackeray Ravenswing vii, in Fraser's Mag. Sept. 323/1 Deploring..the dreadful immorality which..arose in consequence of their laxness.

1887 Pall Mall Budget 21 Apr. 2/2 This criminal laxness, so alarmingly on the increase, should be nipped in the bud.

1969 Daily Tel. 27 May 1/2 Mission Control has now been exonerated of any laxness in this respect, for it turns out that they were not required to remind the lunar module crew to operate this particular switch.

c. Phonetics. Of a speech-sound, esp. a vowel: the state of being lax (lax adj. 5c).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [noun] > qualities of

colour1841

laxness1909

tenseness1918

vowel colour1948

1909 D. Jones Pronunc. of Eng. i. iii. 13 The tenseness or laxness of a vowel can often be observed mechanically by placing the finger on the throat between the larynx and the chin.

1956 R. Jakobson & M. Halle Fund. of Lang. i. iv. 43 In the opposition of tense and lax consonants, the laxness is frequently accompanied by voicing and the tenseness by voicelessness.

1967 D. Steible Conc. Handbk. Ling. 71 Laxness, a distinctive acoustic feature of English characterized by relative relaxation of the tongue and jaw while in the act of articulation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laxness
释义	laxnessn. Brit. /ˈlaksnəs/, U.S. /ˈlæksnəs/ Etymology: < lax adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being lax; laxity: a. in physical senses. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > roominess roomthiness1556 commodiousness1562 spaciousness1587 amplitude1599 laxness1634 capaciousness1642 laxity1650 roomliness1744 roominess1755 uncrampedness1882 spaciness1885 the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [noun] > muscular tension > looseness of muscles laxation1398 relaxing?a1425 laxity1528 laxness1634 relaxity1908 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [noun] > diarrhoea diarrhoea1398 squirtc1460 hurl?a1513 gurry?1523 lasking1527 laxity1528 lax?1529 lask1542 skittera1585 looseness1586 scouring1597 laxativeness1610 laxness1634 squitter1664 lurry1689 thorough-go-nimble1694 wherry-go-nimble1766 the trots1808 cholerine1832 squit1841 choleriform1884 tummy1888 gippy tummy1915 shit1928 Rhea sisters1935 belly wuk1943 tomtit1944 run1946 Montezuma's revenge1955 Aztec hop1962 turista1970 the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > loose texture looseness1562 laxity1603 fuzziness1613 laxness1718 incompactness1727 foziness1821 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvi. xlii. 1075 Cold waters or baths..help the laxnesse of the bowels. 1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 161 It is requisite that the Tympanum be tense..; otherwise the laxness of that Membrane will..damp the sound. a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 172 Like some Body passing through an over-large or wide hole, where it cannot stick by reason of the laxness of the passage. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 6 By the greater laxness of its Contexture it will not lie in so little room. 1774 Garden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 105 This carina..is very distinguishable..by its thinness, its apparent laxness. b. in moral or intellectual senses. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] laxity1623 laschety1673 slackness1674 laxness1676 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > in matters intellectual unphilosophicalness1687 laxity1795 laxness1841 1676 W. Hubbard Happiness of People Pref. Too much rigidness on the one hand, or laxness on the other. 1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 96 The universal laxness of the age. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. i. iii. 51 The laxness, confusion, and barbarism which pervade this branch of the law. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Ravenswing vii, in Fraser's Mag. Sept. 323/1 Deploring..the dreadful immorality which..arose in consequence of their laxness. 1887 Pall Mall Budget 21 Apr. 2/2 This criminal laxness, so alarmingly on the increase, should be nipped in the bud. 1969 Daily Tel. 27 May 1/2 Mission Control has now been exonerated of any laxness in this respect, for it turns out that they were not required to remind the lunar module crew to operate this particular switch. c. Phonetics. Of a speech-sound, esp. a vowel: the state of being lax (lax adj. 5c). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [noun] > qualities of colour1841 laxness1909 tenseness1918 vowel colour1948 1909 D. Jones Pronunc. of Eng. i. iii. 13 The tenseness or laxness of a vowel can often be observed mechanically by placing the finger on the throat between the larynx and the chin. 1956 R. Jakobson & M. Halle Fund. of Lang. i. iv. 43 In the opposition of tense and lax consonants, the laxness is frequently accompanied by voicing and the tenseness by voicelessness. 1967 D. Steible Conc. Handbk. Ling. 71 Laxness, a distinctive acoustic feature of English characterized by relative relaxation of the tongue and jaw while in the act of articulation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1634
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