lax

(lăks)
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 (ĕ) in let.

[Middle English, from Latin laxus, loose, lax.]

laxation lax·a'tion n.
laxly lax'ly adv.
laxness lax'ness n.

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Scandinavian name for salmon; see also gravadlax; lox.

adjective

1. Not strict or severe: charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lenient, merciful, soft, tolerant. See accept/reject.
2. Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern: derelict, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack. See careful/careless.
3. Not tautly bound, held, or fastened: loose, relaxed, slack. See tighten/loosen.

adj

Definition: slack
Antonyms: careful, stern

adj

Definition: slack, remiss
Antonyms: hard, rigid, strict, tight

A term used to describe growth or habit that is loose or floppy.

IN BRIEF: Not strict.

The dress code for the school is pretty lax if someone is allowed to wear such short shorts.

Tutor's tip: What the company "lacks" (is deficient of) in employee compensation it makes up for in it's "lax" (relaxed, not rigid) attendance rules.

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For a list of words related to lax, see:

• Phonetics - lax: (adj) designating vowel pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed
• Giving, Trusting, Innocent, or Generous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slap, løs

Nederlands (Dutch)
laks, slap, slordig, losjes, ongespannen, loslijvig

Français (French)
adj. - laxiste, relâché, (Phon) lâche, (Méd) relâché

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lax

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χαλαρός (κν. μπόσικος, λάσκος), χαλαρωμένος, όχι εντατικός, αμελής, άτακτος, έκλυτος

Italiano (Italian)
rilassato, negligente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - frouxo, flácido, indulgente, negligente

Русский (Russian)
вялый, небрежный, нестрогий, неплотный, неточный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flojo, negligente, descuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slapp, lös, vag, obestämd, släpphänt, lättsinnig, slarvig, slak, porös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
松的, 不严格的, 松懈的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鬆的, 不嚴格的, 鬆懈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 엄하지 않은, 해이한, 미지근한 , 애매한 , 늘어진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 厳しくない, だらしのない, 緩んだ, ゆるい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مصاب بإسهال, غير صارم, منتحل, مهمل, رخو, لين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרושל, רפוי, לא מקפיד, רפה‬

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