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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | lax, slack | Lacking in rigor or strictness |
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| 2 | lax | Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') | |
| 3 | lax | Not taut or rigid | |
| 4 | lax, flaccid, limp, slack | Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience | |
| 5 | lax, loose | Emptying easily or excessively |
| Sounds | lae'ks |
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| Meaning | Lacking in rigor or strictness. |
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| Examples | "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes" |
| Synonyms | slack |
| Similar to | negligent |
| Nouns | laxness, laxity |
| Adverbs | laxly |
| Meaning | Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet'). |
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| Contrary | tense |
| Category | phonetics |
| Meaning | Not taut or rigid. Not stretched or held tight. |
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| Examples | "a lax rope" |
| Contrary | tense |
| Similar | drooping, droopy, sagging; floppy; loose, slack; loose-jointed; relaxed; tensionless |
| See also | loose |
| Nouns | laxness |
| Meaning | Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience. |
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| Examples | "took his lax hand in hers" |
| Synonyms | flaccid, limp, slack |
| Similar to | weak |
| Nouns | laxness |
| Meaning | Emptying easily or excessively. |
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| Synonyms | loose |
| Similar to | unconstipated, regular |
| Nouns | laxness |
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