Laxness

[ lahks-nes ]

/ ˈlɑks nɛs /

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noun

Hall·dór Kil·jan

[hahl-dohr-kil-yahn], /ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn/, 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.

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Words nearby Laxness

lax, Laxalt, laxation, laxative, laxity, Laxness, lay, layabout, lay about one, lay a finger on, Layamon

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How to use Laxness in a sentence

It was Independent People, by Nobel laureate Haldor Laxness, that put modern Icelandic literature on the global map.
Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland|Adam LeBor|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The authorities are expressing shock over the laxness of the security.
A Holiday Lesson from Auschwitz|Christopher Buckley|December 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Laxness in the care of one's room may mean the habit of laxness in other and more important ways.
A Girl's Student Days and After|Jeannette Marks
Since coming to the Meiggs Plantation there had been a certain amount of laxness in regard to what the children did.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope

Indeed, their laxness was also much canvassed with us, and the more staid of the visitors openly enough expressed their censure.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne
The woman chose this time to receive her lover in her house and to make a shameless public parade of her moral laxness.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Her officers were men of spirit, but there seems to have been a fatal laxness in getting her ready for sea.
Twelve Naval Captains|Molly Elliot Seawell

British Dictionary definitions for Laxness

Laxness

/ (ˈlaxsnɛs) /

noun

Halldór (Kiljan) (haldəʊr). 1902–98, Icelandic novelist, noted for his treatment of rural working life in Iceland. His works include Salka Valka (1932) and Independent People (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1955

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