REMISSNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being lax and neglectful

Synonyms:

laxity; laxness; remissness; slackness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("remissness" is a kind of...):

neglect; neglectfulness; negligence (the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern)

Derivation:

remiss (failing in what duty requires)

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