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lax
loose 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.
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LAX
abbr.
lacrosse
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.
lax·a′tion n.
lax′ly adv.
lax′ness n.
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lax
(læks)adj
1. lacking firmness; not strict
2. lacking precision or definition
3. not taut
4. (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. (Botany) (of flower clusters) having loosely arranged parts
[C14 (originally used with reference to the bowels): from Latin laxus loose]
ˈlaxly adv
ˈlaxity, ˈlaxness n
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lax
(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.
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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"
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"
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
slack severe, disciplined, strict, stern, rigid, stringent, conscientious, scrupulous, heedful
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lax
adjective1. Not strict or severe:
2. Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern:
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Translations
غَيْر صارِم، مُتَراخٍ
nedbalý
slap
lässig ungespannt
kærulaus; léttúîugur
nepakankamai griežtas
izlaidīgsnevīžīgspaviršsvaļīgs
laxný
kayıtsızumursamaz
lax
[læks] ADJ (laxer (compar) (laxest (superl))) (pej) [person, discipline] → poco estricto, poco riguroso ; [standards, morals] → laxo, relajadothings 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lax
[læks] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (conduct) → lassista; (person, careless) → negligente ; (on discipline) → permissivo/ato be lax about punctuality → non tenere or badare alla puntualità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lax
(lӕks) adjective 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 relaxado nedbalý lässig slap χαλαρός, 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 بى پامه،بى غوره relaxado neascultător; indisciplinat небрежный; распущенный nedbanlivý, laxný brezbrižen labav slapp ไม่เข้มงวด kayıtsız, umursamaz 馬虎的,鬆懈的 розхлябаний; розбещений بے احتیاط، بے پروا lỏng lẻo 不严格的,马虎的,松懈的
ˈlaxity noun losheid تراخٍ، عَدَم صَرامَه، إسْهال небрежие relaxamento nedbalost die Lässigkeit slaphed χαλαρότητα, έλλειψη αυστηρότητας poca disciplina lodevus سهل انگاری höllyys relâchement רשלנות शिथिलता nemar, nehaj lazaság kelalaian kæruleysi, linka lassismo, negligenza だらしのなさ 느슨함 pasileidimas paviršība; nevīžība; vaļība; izlaidība kerendahan laksheid slapphet, lettferdighet rozluźnienie, luźność بى غورتوب relaxamento indisciplină; relaxare excesivă небрежность; распущенность nedbanlivosť popuščanje labavost slapphet ความไม่เข้มงวด kayıtsızlık 馬虎,鬆懈 розхлябаність; розбещеність بے احتیاطی sự lỏng lẻo 松弛,散漫,放纵
ˈlaxness noun laksheid, onverskilligheid تهاوُن، تَراخٍ небрежност relaxamento laxnost die Lässigkeit slaphed χαλάρωση laxitud lodevalt سهل انگاری höllyys relâchement רפיון लापरवाही nemarnost lazaság kelalaian kæruleysi, linka lassismo, negligenza だらしのなさ 조심성 없음 pasileidimas paviršība; nevīžība; vaļība; izlaidība kelonggaran laksheid slapphet, løshet rozluźnienie بى غورتوب relaxamento relaxare excesivă небрежность laxnosť popustljivost labavost slapphet ความไม่เข้มงวด kayıtsızlık 馬虎,鬆懈 слабкість, в'ялість بے پروائی sự lỏng lẻo 松懈
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lax
a. laxo-a, suelto-a, relajado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lax
adj laxo, flojoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.