Laxity

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The state or quality of being slack, loose, or lacking in proper firmness or strictness.

“The inspector criticised the laxity of the safety procedures at the facility.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

lax·i·ty

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Synonyms

laxnessremissnessslackness

Antonyms

strictnessrigourfirmnessdiscipline

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Wordle

Ends in ITY with LAX as the opener, X followed by ITY is an unusual but memorable pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points, X (8 pts) and Y (4 pts) together make LAXITY one of the highest-scoring common six-letter words.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “laxity”.

ality italy laity taily xylia alit alix atli axil ilya ital lati tail tali taxi

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