Lax Word Meaning

Word: Lax
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:

late Middle English (in the sense ‘loose’, said of the bowels): from Latin laxus

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: laks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful

Short Definition:

not sufficiently strict or severe

Examples:
  • lax security arrangements at the airport
  • he'd been a bit lax about discipline in school lately
Definition:

(of the limbs or muscles) relaxed

Short Definition:

(of limbs or muscles) relaxed

Examples:
  • muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax
Word: Lax
Speech Type: Noun

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