LAX

lax, loose

(adjective) emptying easily or excessively; “loose bowels”

lax, slack

(adjective) lacking in rigor or strictness; “such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable”; “lax in attending classes”; “slack in maintaining discipline”

lax

(adjective) lacking in firmness or tension; not taut; “a lax rope”

lax

(adjective) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in ‘bet’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

LAX (uncountable)

IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport.

Anagrams

• Axl

Etymology 1

Noun

lax (plural laxes)

(now, chiefly, UK dialectal, Scotland) A salmon.

Etymology 2

Adjective

lax (comparative laxer, superlative laxest)

Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

Loose; not tight or taut.

Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.

(archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

(maths) Describing an associative monoidal functor.

Synonyms

• (lenient, not strict): permissive, lenient, relaxed

• (loose, not tight): loose, slack

• (lacking care): blameworthy, lash, negligent, remiss, reprehensible

Antonyms

• (lenient, not strict): strict

• (loose, not tight): taut, tight

Etymology 3

Noun

lax (uncountable)

(slang) Lacrosse.

Anagrams

• Axl

Proper noun

Lax (plural Laxes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lax is the 12766th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2417 individuals. Lax is most common among White (82.91%) and Black/African American (12.37%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Axl

Source: Wiktionary


Lax, a. [Compar. Laxer; superl. Laxest.] Etym: [L. laxus Cf. Laches, Languish, Lease, v. t., Leash.]

1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy. Ray.

2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal. The discipline was lax. Macaulay. Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions. J. A. Symonds. The word "ĂŠternus" itself is sometimes of a lax signification. Jortin.

3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Syn.

– Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious.

Lax, n.

Definition: A looseness; diarrhea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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