Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laxist

/ˈlaksɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lax-ist
IPA: /ˈlaksɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.

adj

Promoting a lax view or interpretation of something.

Example Sentences

"The Jesuits, it was charged, championed a laxist theology which encouraged rather than deterred sin [...]."

Etymology

From lax + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lax

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈlaksɪst/

Inflected Forms

laxists (plural) more laxist (comparative) most laxist (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce laxist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaksɪst/.
What does laxist mean?: Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.
Where does laxist come from?: From lax + -ist.

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