Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LAX
lax, loose
(adjective) emptying easily or excessively; âloose bowelsâ
lax, slack
(adjective) lacking in rigor or strictness; âsuch lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptableâ; âlax in attending classesâ; âslack in maintaining disciplineâ
lax
(adjective) lacking in firmness or tension; not taut; âa lax ropeâ
lax
(adjective) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in âbetâ)
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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