lax

lax  (lks)

adj. lax·er, lax·est

1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. See Synonyms at negligent.

2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack. See Synonyms at loose.

3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.

4. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel () in let.

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[Middle English, from Latin laxus, loose, lax; see slg- in Indo-European roots.]

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lax·ation n.

laxly adv.

laxness n.

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lax [læks]

adj

1. lacking firmness; not strict

2. lacking precision or definition

3. not taut

4. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics (of a speech sound) pronounced with little muscular effort and consequently having relatively imprecise accuracy of articulation and little temporal duration. In English the vowel i in bit is lax

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flower clusters) having loosely arranged parts

[C14 (originally used with reference to the bowels): from Latin laxus loose]

laxly  adv

laxity , laxness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lax - lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" slack negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
	2.	lax - pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis tense - pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	3.	lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake" loose - not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose" tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
	4.	lax - emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" loose unconstipated, regular - not constipated

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lax

adjective

1. slack, casual, careless, sloppy (informal), easy-going, negligent, lenient, slapdash, neglectful, slipshod, remiss, easy-peasy (slang), overindulgent One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel.
slack severe, disciplined, strict, stern, rigid, stringent, conscientious, scrupulous, heedful

2. loose, soft, yielding, slack, flabby, flaccid exercises to improve lax muscles
loose firm, rigid

Translations

lax [læks] ADJ (laxer (compar) (laxest (superl))) (pej) [person, discipline] → poco estricto, poco riguroso; [standards, morals] → laxo, relajado
things are very lax at the school → en el colegio hay poca disciplina
to be lax about or on punctuality → ser negligente en la puntualidad
to be morally lax → tener una moral laxa or relajada

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lax [ˈlæks] adj [security, standards] → relâché(e)

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lax

adj (+er)

→ lax; discipline → lasch, lax; morals → locker, lose; she is rather lax in her relations with men → sie hat ein recht lockeres Verhältnis zu Männern; to be lax about something → etw vernachlässigen; he’s lax about washing/imposing discipline → er nimmts mit dem Waschen/der Disziplin nicht so genau; I’ve been rather lax about replying to your letters → ich habe mir mit der Beantwortung Ihrer Briefe reichlich viel Zeit gelassen; things are very lax at the school → in der Schule geht es sehr lax or undiszipliniert zu

lax bowels → dünner Stuhl(gang)

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lax [læks] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (conduct) → lassista; (person, careless) → negligente; (on discipline) → permissivo/a
to be lax about punctuality → non tenere or badare alla puntualità

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lax

adj lax [lӕks]

careless or not strict in discipline or morals Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently. slap غَيْر صارِم، مُتَراخٍ небрежен nedbalý slap lässig χαλαρός (μτφ.), μη αυστηρός poco disciplinario, flojo lodev سهل انگار höllä relâché לֹא קַפדָנִי ढीला, लापरवाह nemaran, nehajan laza lalai kærulaus; léttúðugur lassista, negligente だらしのない 엄하지 않은 aplaidus, nerūpestingas, nepakankamai griežtas paviršs; nevīžīgs; vaļīgs; izlaidīgs tidak ketat laks slapp, løs rozluźniony, niezdyscyplinowany relaxado ne­as­cul­tător; indisciplinat небрежный; распущенный nedbanlivý, laxný brezbrižen labav slapp ไม่เข้มงวด kayıtsız, umursamaz 不嚴格的 розхлябаний; розбещений بے احتیاط، بے پروا lỏng lẻo 不严格的

n laxity

losheid تراخٍ، عَدَم صَرامَه، إسْهال небрежие nedbalost slaphed die Lässigkeit χαλαρότητα, έλλειψη αυστηρότητας poca disciplina lodevus سهل انگاری leväperäisyys relâchement רַשלָנוּת शिथिलता nemar, nehaj lazaság kelalaian kæruleysi, linka lassismo, negligenza だらしのなさ 단정치 못함 pasileidimas paviršība; nevīžība; vaļība; izlaidība kerendahan laksheid slapphet, lettferdighet rozluźnienie, luźność relaxamento indisciplină; relaxare exce­sivă небрежность;распущенность nedbanlivosť popuščanje labavost slapphet ความไม่เข้มงวด kayıtsızlık 鬆弛 розхлябаність; розбещеність بے احتیاطی sự lỏng lẻo 松弛

n laxness

laksheid, onverskilligheid تهاوُن، تَراخٍ небрежност laxnost slaphed die Lässigkeit χαλάρωση laxitud lodevalt سهل انگاری leväperäisyys relâchement רִפיוֹן लापरवाही nemarnost lazaság kelalaian kæruleysi, linka lassismo, negligenza だらしのなさ 단정치 못함 pasileidimas paviršība; nevīžība; vaļība; izlaidība kelonggaran laksheid slapphet, løshet rozluźnienie relaxamento relaxare excesivă небрежность laxnosť popustljivost labavost slapphet ความไม่เข้มงวด kayıtsızlık 鬆懈 слабкість, в'ялість بے پروائی sự lỏng lẻo 松懈