(n.) The state of being lax; laxity.

Fabian policy Micawberism abandon abandonment acceptance backwardness bagginess clemency clementness compassion culpa culpable negligence default dereliction dilatoriness disregard easiness easygoingness failure flabbiness flaccidity flaccidness floppiness forbearance forbearing gentleness hesitation hold-off humaneness humanity immoderacy inadvertence inadvertency inattention incontinence indiscipline intemperance irrepressibility laches laissez-faire lapse laxation laxity lenience leniency lenientness lenity licentiousness limpness looseness mercifulness mercy mildness moderateness mugwump neglect neglectfulness negligence noncoercion nonfeasance noninterference nonintimidation nonperformance nonrestriction omission overlooking oversight patience permissiveness pity poor stewardship procrastination relaxation remissness ricketiness riotousness rubberiness shakiness slackness slight sloppiness slowness softness stall temporization tenderness tolerance unconstraint uncontrol uninhibitedness unreserve unrestraint unrigorousness unruliness unstrictness wantonness wildness