laisser-faire

See also: laisser faire

English

Adjective

laisser-faire (comparative more laisser-faire, superlative most laisser-faire)

Alternative form of laissez faire

Noun

laisser-faire (uncountable)

Alternative form of laissez faire

French

Alternative forms

laissez faire
laissez-faire (rare)

Etymology

Substantivization of the verb phrase laisser faire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ.se.fɛʁ/, /le.se.fɛʁ/

Noun

laisser-faire m (uncountable)

laissez faire

See also

laisser-aller

Further reading

“laisser-faire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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