Home › Words › L › laxationlaxationlaxation means the act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.EtymologyFrom Latin laxātiō, from laxō (“to loosen”), from laxus (“loose, slack”).nounThe act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.Defecation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.laxity 80% match — The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension. vs laxation →laxen 73% match — To make or become lax vs laxation →laxness 72% match — The property of being lax, lacking strictness. vs laxation →laxly 71% match — In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness. vs laxation →loosening 71% match — The act of making something looser. vs laxation →slackening 69% match — The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc. vs laxation →relaxative 68% match — Having the quality of relaxing; relaxing or laxative. vs laxation →looseness 67% match — The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut. vs laxation →