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   Lax

   /laks/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful: "lax security arrangements at the airport"
   • 2. (of the limbs or muscles) relaxed: "muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax"
   • ▪ (of the bowels) loose.
   • ▪ (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. "the merger of tense and lax vowels before “l”"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. laxly adverb
   • 2. laxness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • L

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   • A

     1

   • X

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   The meaning of LAX is loose, open. How to use lax in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lax.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LAX definition: 1. without much care, attention, or control: 2. not severe or strong enough: 3. loose rather than…. Learn more.

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   Lax definition: not strict or severe; careless or negligent. See examples of LAX used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLAX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LAX meaning: 1. without much care, attention, or control: 2. not severe or strong enough: 3. loose rather than…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. lacking firmness; not strict. 2. lacking precision or definition. 3. not taut. 4. phonetics. (of a speech sound) pronounced with little muscular effort and consequently having relatively imprecise accuracy of articulation and little temporal duration. In English the vowel i in bit is lax.

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   Definitions of lax. adjective. lacking in rigor or strictness. “such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable” “ lax in attending classes” synonyms: slack. negligent. characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern. adjective. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience. “a lax rope” synonyms: loose.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLAX | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   LAX definition: not careful enough or not well controlled: . Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlax adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of lax adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › laxLax Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Lax Definition. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. Loose; emptying easily. Having lax bowels. Slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight. Not strict or exact; careless. Lax morals. Lacrosse.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › laxLax - definition of lax by The Free Dictionary

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    1. Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness. See Synonyms at negligent. 2. Not taut, firm, or compact; slack. See Synonyms at loose. 3. Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements. 4. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel (ĕ) in let.