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neglect vs laxity

laxity vs neglect

neglect and laxity both are nouns.

neglect is a verb but laxity is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neglect Yes No Yes No
laxity Yes No No No
As nouns, laxity is a hyponym of neglect; that is, laxity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neglect:
  • neglect: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
  • laxity: the quality of being lax and neglectful
Other hyponyms of neglect include delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect, laxness, remissness, slackness.
neglect (noun) laxity (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances the quality of being lax and neglectful
willful lack of care and attention the condition of being physiologically lax
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
lack of attention and due care
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
neglect (verb) laxity (verb)
leave undone or leave out
give little or no attention to
fail to attend to
fail to do something; leave something undone
Difference between neglect and laxity

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