lax
Lenient and allowing for deviationLenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
» Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.
Meaning
6 sensesLenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.
lax
нестро́гийnestrógij, необяза́тельныйneobjazátelʹnyj
Loose; not tight or taut.
The rope fell lax.
locker, lose
ненатя́нутыйnenatjánutyj
lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
небре́жныйnebréžnyj
lacking in rigor or strictness
Describing an associative monoidal functor.
(of a vowel) Produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
(archaic)Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheic.
Examples
9 sentencesSome member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.
The current rules are too lax.
ruСуществующие правила слишком мягкие. — marafon
She is often lax in her duties.
Better short and sweet, than long and lax.
Parents who are lax in raising their children do them a disservice.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin laxus (“wide, roomy, loose”).Borrowed from Latin laxus (“wide, roomy, loose”).
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Forms
laxer, laxestSynonyms
21 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form