Definition of LAX

1. Adjective. Lacking in rigor or strictness. "Slack in maintaining discipline"

Exact synonyms: Slack
Similar to: Negligent
Derivative terms: Laxity, Laxness, Slackness

2. Adjective. Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in 'bet').
Category relationships: Phonetics
Antonyms: Tense

3. Adjective. Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience. "A limp handshake"
Also: Loose
Similar to: Drooping, Droopy, Sagging, Limp, Floppy, Loose, Slack, Loose-jointed, Tensionless
Derivative terms: Laxness
Antonyms: Tense

4. Adjective. Emptying easily or excessively. "Loose bowels"
Exact synonyms: Loose
Similar to: Regular, Unconstipated
Derivative terms: Laxness, Looseness

Definition of LAX

1. a. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

2. n. A looseness; diarrhea.

Definition of LAX

1. Initialism. IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport. ¹

2. Noun. (context: Now chiefly UK dialectal Scotland) A salmon. ¹

3. Adjective. lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. ¹

4. Adjective. loose; not tight or taut. ¹

5. Adjective. lacking care; neglectful, negligent ¹

6. Noun. lacrosse ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of LAX

1. not strict or stringent [adj LAXER, LAXEST] / a vowel articulated with relatively relaxed muscles [n -ES]

Medical Definition of LAX

1. 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fibre. "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 "aeternus" itself is sometimes of a lax signification." (Jortin) 3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. Synonym: Loose, slack, vague, unconfined, unrestrained, dissolute, licentious. Origin: L. Laxus Cf. Laches, Languish, Lease, Leash. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of LAX

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lawyer bush
lawyer cane
lawyer up
lawyerball
lawyerbush
lawyered
lawyerese
lawyering
lawyerings
lawyerless
lawyerlike
lawyerly
lawyers
lawyerspeak
lax
laxadaisical
laxation
laxations
laxative
laxativeness
laxatives
laxator
laxator tympani
laxators
laxer
laxers
laxes
laxest
laxism

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