LAX'NESS, noun 1. Looseness; softness; flabbiness; as the laxness of flesh or of muscles. 2. Laxity; the opposite of tension. 3. Looseness, as of morals or discipline. 4. Looseness, as of the bowels. 5. Slackness, as of a cord.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI