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- Dictionarylax/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"
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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.
1. a. of the bowels : loose, open. b. : having loose bowels. 2. : deficient in firmness : not stringent. lax control. a lax foreman. security has been lax. 3. a. : not tense, firm, or rigid : slack. a lax rope. b. : having an open or loose texture. a lax soil. c. : having the constituents spread apart. a lax flower cluster.
without much care, attention, or control: lax in The subcommittee contends that the authorities were lax in investigating most of the cases. not severe or strong enough: He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Lax definition: not strict or severe; careless or negligent. See examples of LAX used in a sentence.
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”.
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.
If you say that a person's behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax. I was lax in my duties.
Definition of lax adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LAX definition: not careful enough or not well controlled: . Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAX. [more lax; most lax] disapproving. : not careful enough : not strict enough. lax regulations/policies. Security has been lax. The university has been lax about/in enforcing these rules.
