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German
Etymology
lässig + -keit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Läs‧sig‧keit
Noun
Lässigkeit f (genitive Lässigkeit, no plural)
- nonchalance, casualness, laxity, easygoingness
1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game]:Erst viel später, als ich längst in Haft saß, erinnerte ich mich, daß seine anfängliche Lässigkeit im Dienst sich in den letzten Monaten in plötzlichen Eifer verwandelt und er sich mehrfach beinahe zudringlich angeboten hatte, meine Korrespondenz zur Post zu bringen- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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