Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laxism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lax-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Jesuits were sometimes accused of moral laxism."

Etymology

From lax + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lax

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

rigorism

Questions

What does laxism mean?: laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
Where does laxism come from?: From lax + -ism.

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