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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ゆるみ
"規律の緩みが見られるため、注意が必要だ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being lax; lack of strictness, severity, or care in discipline, rules, or standards.
"The manager's laxness regarding safety protocols led to a minor accident in the warehouse." - 2
A physical looseness or lack of tension, firmness, or rigidity.
"He noticed a slight laxness in the rope after the heavy load was hoisted."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'lax', coming from Latin 'laxus' meaning loose or slack, combined with the Old English nominal suffix '-nes'. The term evolved in Middle English to describe physical looseness before expanding into moral, administrative, and disciplinary contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Laxness" is said worldwide
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laxisme
Transliteration: lak-sism
"Le laxisme de l'administration a été vivement critiqué."
Nachlässigkeit
Transliteration: nakh-less-igkeit
"Die Nachlässigkeit bei den Kontrollen ist besorgniserregend."
lassismo
Transliteration: las-si-zmo
"Non possiamo permettere alcun lassismo sul posto di lavoro."
laxitud
Transliteration: lak-si-tud
"La laxitud en las normas provocó el caos."
laxidão
Transliteration: lak-zi-down
"A laxidão na fiscalização é um problema grave."
ढीलापन
Transliteration: dheela-pan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सुरक्षा नियमों में ढीलापन खतरनाक हो सकता है।"
松懈
Transliteration: sōng xiè
Script: 中文汉字
"纪律上的松懈导致了任务的失败。"
해태
Transliteration: hae-tae
Script: 한국어 한글
"규정 적용에 있어서의 해태는 용납될 수 없다."
弛み
Transliteration: ゆるみ
Script: 日本語
"規律の緩みが見られるため、注意が必要だ。"
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