laissez faire

== English == === Alternative forms === laissez-faire, laisser faire, laisser-faire === Etymology === Borrowed from French laissez faire (“leave it be”, literally “let do”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæseɪ ˌfɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈleɪseɪ ˌfɛə(ɹ)/ (General American) enPR: lĕs'ā fârʹ, lĕz'ā, lā'sā('), lā'zā('), IPA(key): /ˌlɛ(ˌ)seɪ ˈfɛəɹ/, /ˌleɪ-/, /-(ˌ)zeɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Hyphenation: lais‧sez faire === Noun === laissez faire (uncountable) (economics, politics) A policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs. A policy of non-interference by authority in any competitive process. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === laissez faire (comparative more laissez faire, superlative most laissez faire) (economics, politics) Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism. (economics, politics) Advocating such noninterference. (economics) Resulting from such noninterference. (of a person) Avoiding interference in other people's affairs; choosing to live and let live. Synonyms: forbearing, hands off, indulgent; see also Thesaurus:permissive ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == Danish == === Alternative forms === laisser faire === Etymology === Borrowed from French laissez faire === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [lɛseˈfɛːɐ̯] === Noun === laissez faire c (uncountable) laissez faire ==== Derived terms ==== laissez faire-politik === References === “laissez faire” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === laissez faire m (uncountable) (rare) dated form of laisser-faire === Verb === laissez faire inflection of laisser faire: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French laissez faire (“leave it be”, literally “let do”). === Noun === laissez faire (economics, politics) laissez faire === Further reading === “laissez faire”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Spanish == === Etymology === From French laissez faire (“leave it be”, literally “let do”). === Noun === laissez faire m laissez faire === Further reading === “laissez faire”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025