-səd.ē, -sətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin laxitat-, laxitas spaciousness, from laxus slack, loose, spacious + -itat-, -itas -ity
: the quality or state of being lax: as
a. : looseness
a certain laxity of bowels
b. : lack of tenseness
a laxity in his grip
: lack of strictness
a laxity in discipline
c. : looseness of structure or texture
a laxity in the weave of the cloth
d. : carelessness
laxity in handling participles — E.S.McCartney