Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laisser-faire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
lais-ser--faire
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of laissez faire.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

more laisser-faire (comparative) most laisser-faire (superlative)

Questions

What does laisser-faire mean?
Alternative form of laissez faire.

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