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laxer |
Grep of noun laxer relaxer Overview of adj lax The adj lax has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lax, slack -- (lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline") 2. lax -- ((phonetics) pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')) 3. lax -- (not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope") 4. flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip") 5. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft -- (tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children") 6. lax, loose -- (emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels") Antonyms of adj lax 6 senses of lax Sense 1 lax, slack INDIRECT (VIA negligent) -> diligent Sense 2 lax (vs. tense) tense (vs. lax) => constricted Sense 3 lax (vs. tense) tense (vs. lax) => overstrung => taut, tight Sense 4 flaccid, lax, limp, slack INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong Sense 5 indulgent, lax, lenient, soft INDIRECT (VIA permissive) -> unpermissive Sense 6 lax, loose INDIRECT (VIA unconstipated) -> constipated Similarity of adj lax 6 senses of lax Sense 1 lax, slack => negligent (vs. diligent) Sense 2 lax (vs. tense) Sense 3 lax (vs. tense) => drooping, droopy, sagging => floppy => loose, slack => loose-jointed => relaxed => tensionless Also See-> loose#4 Sense 4 flaccid, lax, limp, slack => weak (vs. strong) Sense 5 indulgent, lax, lenient, soft => permissive (vs. unpermissive) Sense 6 lax, loose => unconstipated (vs. constipated), regular Attributes of adj lax Familiarity of adj lax lax used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj lax lax laxative Overview of adj lax The adj lax has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lax, slack -- (lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline") 2. lax -- ((phonetics) pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')) 3. lax -- (not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope") 4. flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip") 5. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft -- (tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children") 6. lax, loose -- (emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels")
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