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Quick definitions from WordNet (lax)
▸ adjective: not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight ("A lax rope")
▸ adjective: pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
▸ adjective: emptying easily or excessively
▸ adjective: lacking in rigor or strictness ("Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable")
▸ adjective: tolerant or lenient ("Procedures are lax and discipline is weak")
▸ adjective: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience ("Took his lax hand in hers")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #11506)
▸ Also see laxs
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▸ adjective: not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight ("A lax rope")
▸ adjective: pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
▸ adjective: emptying easily or excessively
▸ adjective: lacking in rigor or strictness ("Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable")
▸ adjective: tolerant or lenient ("Procedures are lax and discipline is weak")
▸ adjective: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience ("Took his lax hand in hers")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #11506)
▸ Also see laxs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to lax
▸ Usage examples for lax
▸ Idioms related to lax (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by lax
▸ Words that often appear near lax
▸ Rhymes of lax
▸ Invented words related to lax