Laxation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A loosing or slacking up; relaxation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of making something less tight
  • noun. the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
  • Word Usage
    "Does she really mean to imply that humankind was plagued by constipation from the dawn of time until the advent of “superior laxation of whole wheat” circa 450 B.C."