laissez-fairenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌleɪ.seɪˈfeər/us/ˌleɪ.seɪˈfer/unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities:
The problems began long before he became CEO, but they worsened with his laissez-faire approach/attitude.
If a government is laissez-faire, it does not have many laws and rules that control the buying and selling of goods and services.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- arse about/around
- breather
- breathing space
- bum
- bum around
- float
- idle
- leave sb be idiom
- lie around
- moribund
- not get/go anywhere idiom
- out of action idiom
- passive
- recharge
- slob around (sth)
- slop around (sth)
- stew
- take five idiom
- torpid
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