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Meaning of lax in English
Pronunciation
/læks/
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Classifying Adjective
lax
Definitions
1.
lacking in rigor or strictness
Examples
« such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable »
« lax in attending classes »
« slack in maintaining discipline »
Synonyms
negligent
2.
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Examples
« flaccid muscles »
« took his lax hand in hers »
« gave a limp handshake »
« a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know G.K.Chesterton »
« a slack grip »
Synonyms
weak
3.
tolerant or lenient
Examples
« indulgent parents risk spoiling their children »
« procedures are lax and discipline is weak »
« too soft on the children »
Synonyms
permissive
4.
emptying easily or excessively
Examples
« loose bowels »
Synonyms
unconstipated
regular
Qualitative Adjective
lax
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘loose’, said of the bowels): from Latin laxus
Definitions
1.
pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
Antonyms
tense
2.
not taut or rigid
Examples
« not stretched or held tight »
« a lax rope »
Synonyms
drooping
droopy
sagging
floppy
loose
slack
loose-jointed
relaxed
tensionless
Antonyms
tense
See also
loose