lax Definition

lax¹
adj laxer, laxest

1. Showing little care or concern over behaviour, morals, etc.

Thesaurus: careless, derelict; casual, easygoing; lenient, permissive; Antonym: strict, punctilious.
2. Loose, slack or flabby.

Thesaurus: slack, flaccid, loose, flabby; Antonym: taut.
3. Negligent.

Derivative: laxity
noun

Derivative: laxly
adverb

Etymology: 14c: from Latin laxus loose.

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lax²
noun

laxes, lax
1. A salmon, especially one caught in Norwegian or Swedish waters.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon leax.