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The quality of being lax and neglectful
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remissness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being lax and neglectful [syn: laxness , laxity ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being remiss; carelessness; negligence; tardiness.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remissness \Re*miss"ness\, n. Quality or state of being remiss.
Usage examples of remissness.
Hence it is that, in Penance, according to the degree of intensity or remissness in the movement of the free-will, the penitent receives greater or lesser grace.
Thus all excuse for remissness on your part is taken away, since you can either wield your power or explain to us the hindrances which beset you.
Hence it is that, in Penance, according to the degree of intensity or remissness in the movement of the free-will, the penitent receives greater or lesser grace.
By some unaccountable remissness of patrols or videttes, the British cavalry, under Coffin, surprised the latter post.
I thought, as a matter of course, that when you were captured for aiding my escape you would have heard it, hence my remissness in not introducing myself.