- lax (Adj.)
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lax (Adj.)
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lax — LAX, Ă, lacşi, xe, adj. (livr.) Care nu este strâns, întins sau încordat; destins, lejer. – Din lat. laxus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.04.2006. Sursa: DEX 98 LAX adj. v. destins, lejer. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime lax … Dicționar Român
lax — Adj std. stil. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. laxus schlaff, lässig . Ebenso nndl. laks, ne. lax. Zur germanischen Verwandtschaft s. Laken; leasen, Relais. ✎ DF 2 (1942), 13f.; Cottez (1980), 221. lateinisch l … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
lax — Adj. (Aufbaustufe) nicht streng, ohne feste Prinzipien Synonym: nachlässig Beispiele: Er ist ein Mensch von laxer Moral. Die Reform wurde lax durchgeführt … Extremes Deutsch
lax — [adj] slack, remiss any way*, asleep on job*, behindhand, broad, careless, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil may care*, disregardful, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, imprecise, inaccurate, indefinite, indifferent, inexact, lenient,… … New thesaurus
lax — {{11}}lax (adj.) c.1400, loose (in reference to bowels), from L. laxus wide, loose, open, figuratively loose, free, wide, from PIE root * (s)leg to be slack, be languid (Cf. Gk. legein to leave off, stop, lagos hare, lit. with drooping ears,… … Etymology dictionary
lax — adj. 1) lax about (they are lax about their appearance) 2) lax in (the police were lax in enforcing the law) * * * [læks] lax in (the police were lax in enforcing the law) lax about (they are lax about their appearance) … Combinatory dictionary
lax — [laks] adj. [ME < L laxus < IE base * (s)lēg , loose, lax > SLACK1] 1. a) loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels b) having lax bowels 2. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight 3. not strict or exact … English World dictionary
lax — [læks] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: laxus loose ] not strict or careful enough about standards of behaviour, work, safety etc = ↑slack lax in (doing) sth ▪ The company has been lax in carrying out its duties. ▪ lax security >laxity… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lax´a|tive|ness — lax|a|tive «LAK suh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that speeds the emptying of the bowels. –adj. 1. helping to empty the bowels; mildly purgative. 2. having the property of relaxing. 3. Obsolete. unable to contain one s speech or emotions … Useful english dictionary
lax´a|tive|ly — lax|a|tive «LAK suh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that speeds the emptying of the bowels. –adj. 1. helping to empty the bowels; mildly purgative. 2. having the property of relaxing. 3. Obsolete. unable to contain one s speech or emotions … Useful english dictionary
lax|a|tive — «LAK suh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that speeds the emptying of the bowels. –adj. 1. helping to empty the bowels; mildly purgative. 2. having the property of relaxing. 3. Obsolete. unable to contain one s speech or emotions: »Fellowes … Useful english dictionary
