laisser-aller

or lais·sez-al·ler

[ le-sey-a-ley ]
/ lɛ seɪ aˈleɪ /

noun French.

unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.

Origin of laisser-aller

literally, to allow to go

Words nearby laisser-aller

laipse, lair, lairage, laird, lairy, laisser-aller, laissez aller, laissez faire, laissez passer, laissez-faire, laissez-passer

Example sentences from the Web for laisser-aller

  • That laisser-aller policy of his threatens to land us in serious difficulties.

    The History of Sir Richard Calmady |Lucas Malet

  • This was often mortifying to me, but I think I liked it better on the whole than the laisser-aller indifference of Washington.

    North America, Volume II (of 2) |Anthony Trollope

  • With the "laisser-aller" of a tired man, he trusted to his luck, which had so far served him well.

    Maitre Cornelius |Honore de Balzac