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laxenUK
laxloose or slack; not firm; not strict; negligent: lax in enforcing the rules
Not to be confused with:lacks – does not have something that is needed: The safe lacks a lock.LAXabbr. lacrosse
lax L0077200 (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; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]
lax·a′tion n.lax′ly adv.lax′ness n.lax (læks) adj1. lacking firmness; not strict2. lacking precision or definition3. not taut4. (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 lax5. (Botany) (of flower clusters) having loosely arranged parts[C14 (originally used with reference to the bowels): from Latin laxus loose] ˈlaxly adv ˈlaxity, ˈlaxness nlax (læks)
adj. -er, -est. 1. not strict or severe; negligent: lax morals. 2. loose or slack: a lax rope. 3. not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas. 4. loose, open, or not retentive, as the bowels. 5. having the bowels loose or open. 6. open or not compact; having a loosely cohering structure; porous: lax texture. 7. (of a vowel) articulated with relatively relaxed tongue muscles. Compare tense 1 (def. 4). [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin laxus loose, slack, wide] lax′ly, adv. lax′ness, 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"slacknegligent - 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 analysistense - 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"looseunconstipated, regular - not constipated |
laxadjective1. 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, heedful2. loose, soft, yielding, slack, flabby, flaccid exercises to improve lax muscles
loose firm, rigidlaxadjective1. Not strict or severe:charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lenient, merciful, soft, tolerant.2. Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern:derelict, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack.3. Not tautly bound, held, or fastened:loose, relaxed, slack.Translationslax (lӕks) adjective careless or not strict in discipline or morals. Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently. 馬虎的，鬆懈的 不严格的，马虎的，松懈的 ˈlaxity noun 馬虎，鬆懈 松弛，散漫，放纵 ˈlaxness noun 馬虎，鬆懈 松懈IdiomsSeesmooth move, Ex-LaxlaxenUK
lax (of flower clusters) having loosely arranged parts LAXLAnguage eXample.
A toy language used to illustrate compiler design.
["Compiler Construction", W.M. Waite et al, Springer 1984].laxenUK
lax (lăks)adj. laxer, laxest 1. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.2. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
lax·a′tion n.lax′ly adv.lax′ness n.lax (lăks) [L. laxus, slack] 1. Without tension.2. Loose and not easily controlled; said of bowel movements.LAX
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laxenUK
Synonyms for laxadj slackSynonyms- slack
- casual
- careless
- sloppy
- easy-going
- negligent
- lenient
- slapdash
- neglectful
- slipshod
- remiss
- easy-peasy
- overindulgent
Antonyms- severe
- disciplined
- strict
- stern
- rigid
- stringent
- conscientious
- scrupulous
- heedful
adj looseSynonyms- loose
- soft
- yielding
- slack
- flabby
- flaccid
AntonymsSynonyms for laxadj not strict or severeSynonyms- charitable
- clement
- easy
- forbearing
- indulgent
- lenient
- merciful
- soft
- tolerant
adj guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concernSynonyms- derelict
- neglectful
- negligent
- remiss
- slack
adj not tautly bound, held, or fastenedSynonymsSynonyms for laxadj lacking in rigor or strictnessSynonymsRelated Wordsadj pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (eRelated WordsAntonymsadj lacking in strength or firmness or resilienceRelated WordsAntonymsadj emptying easily or excessivelySynonymsRelated Words |