laissez aller

/ lese ale /

noun

1. lack of constraint; freedom

Word History and Origins

Origin of laissez aller¹

literally: let go

Example Sentences

There was a joviality, a laissez-aller in the air of the place, with which soda and brandy seemed quite in harmony.

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It is Paris with an added laissez aller, Paris set to a new tune.

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A certain laissez-aller marked the day from its earliest beginnings.

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Of a naturally indolent character, Cherif always represented the laissez aller side of Egyptian politics.

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The laissez-aller policy is very suitable to the genius of the genuine Irish, who may be said to rule the roost in Tipperary.

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