lax, loose
(adjective) emptying easily or excessively; āloose bowelsā
lax, slack
(adjective) lacking in rigor or strictness; āsuch lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptableā; ālax in attending classesā; āslack in maintaining disciplineā
lax
(adjective) lacking in firmness or tension; not taut; āa lax ropeā
lax
(adjective) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in ābetā)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
LAX (uncountable)
IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport.
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lax (plural laxes)
(now, chiefly, UK dialectal, Scotland) A salmon.
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.
• (lenient, not strict): permissive, lenient, relaxed
• (loose, not tight): loose, slack
• (lacking care): blameworthy, lash, negligent, remiss, reprehensible
• (lenient, not strict): strict
• (loose, not tight): taut, tight
lax (uncountable)
(slang) Lacrosse.
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Lax (plural Laxes)
A surname.
• 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.
• 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 "Ʀternus" 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
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