Lax — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking in rigor or strictness

pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæks/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaks/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈæks/.

Examples

such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
lax in attending classes
slack in maintaining discipline

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slack loose

Antonyms

tense

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking in rigor or strictness “such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable”
adjective	pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
adjective	lacking in strength or firmness or resilience “a lax rope”
adjective	emptying easily or excessively “loose bowels”

Word Forms

laxness	noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful
laxity	noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful
slackness	noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful
looseness	noun	frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

relâché

manque de rigueur ou de sévérité

🇪🇸Spanish

flojo

carente de rigor o rigor

🇮🇹Italian

negligente

privo di rigore o severità

🇳🇱Dutch

laks

zonder strengheid of strengheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

relaxado

falta de rigor ou rigor

🇷🇺Russian

слабый

не хватает строгости и строгости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढीला

कठोरता या कठोरता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

শিথিল

কঠোরতা বা কঠোরতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்வான

கடுமை அல்லது கண்டிப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

సడలింపు

కఠినత లేదా కఠినత లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

शिथिल

कडकपणा किंवा कडकपणाचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિથિલ

કઠોરતા અથવા કડકતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಡಿಲವಾದ

ಕಠಿಣತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയവുള്ള

കാഠിന്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ കർശനതയുടെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਿੱਲ

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਖਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

سست

سختی یا سختی کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

松懈

缺乏严谨性

🇯🇵Japanese

緩い

厳密さまたは厳密さに欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

느슨한

엄격함이나 엄격함이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỏng lẻo

thiếu sự chặt chẽ hoặc nghiêm ngặt

🇹🇭Thai

หละหลวม

ขาดความเข้มงวดหรือเข้มงวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

longgar

kurang dalam ketelitian atau ketegasan

🇵🇭Filipino

maluwag

kulang sa higpit o higpit

🇲🇾Malay

longgar

kurang ketegasan atau ketegasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التراخي

تفتقر إلى الصرامة أو الصرامة

🇮🇷Persian

سست

فاقد سختگیری یا سختگیری

🇹🇷Turkish

gevşek

titizlik veya katılıktan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָפֶה

חסר קפדנות או קפדנות

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