laxness
11laxness — noun 1. the quality of being lax and neglectful (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑laxity, ↑remissness, ↑slackness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack (for: ↑slackness), ↑ …
12Laxness, Halldór — orig. Halldór Kiljan Gudjónsson born April 23, 1902, Reykjavík, Ice. died Feb. 8, 1998, near Reykjavík Icelandic novelist. He converted to Roman Catholicism while traveling in Europe as a young man but later dissociated himself from Christianity… …
13Laxness, Halldor Kiljan — (1902 1998) An Icelandic novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and dramatist, Laxness was an extremely prolific writer from his debut in 1927 until becoming disabled with progressive dementia in the 1990s. A Nobel Prize winner in 1955 …
Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
14Laxness — biographical name Halldór Kiljan 1902 1998 Icelandic writer …
15laxness — noun see lax I …
16Laxness — /lahks nes/, n. Halldór Kiljan /hahl dohrdd kil yahn/, 1902 98, Icelandic writer: Nobel prize 1955. * * * …
17laxness — Synonyms and related words: Fabian policy, Micawberism, abandon, abandonment, acceptance, backwardness, bagginess, clemency, clementness, compassion, culpa, culpable negligence, default, dereliction, dilatoriness, disregard, easiness,… …
18laxness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being negligent: laxity, negligence, remissness, slackness. See CAREFUL …
19laxness — n. looseness; negligence, carelessness; lack of strictness; vagueness …
20laxness — n. See lax, in its various senses …
