laissez aller

/ lese ale /

noun

1. lack of constraint; freedom

Word History and Origins

Origin of laissez aller¹

literally: let go

Example Sentences

Cueurs d�sol�s par toutes nations, Deuil assemblez et lamentations; Plus ne qu�rez l'harmonieuse lyre, 48 Lyesse, esbats et consolations; Laissez aller plaintes, pleurs, passions, Et m'aidez tous � croistre mon martyre, Cueurs d�sol�s!

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Political insouciance was his prevailing habitude of mind; an invincible tendency to "laissez aller" the basis of his character.

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Society goes on of its own accord—laissez aller, laissez faire—everything remains in the old way.

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In obliterating the external signs, which in secondary groups seem to be the sole basis of caste and class distinctions, it realizes, for the individual, the principle of laissez faire, laissez aller.

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The Physiocrates, with their laissez aller and laissez faire recommend competition as the best means to increase the net income of a people.

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