Complete Definition of "lax"

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English

Etymology
From L. laxus

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æks|-æks

Adjective
en-adj|laxer|laxest

  1. loose; not tight or taut

#: The rope fell lax.

  1. not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation

#: The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.

Translations
trans-top|loose; not tight or taut
Finnish: löysä
trans-mid
Spanish: flojo, suelto
Swedish: lös
trans-bottom

trans-top|not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation
Finnish: löysä, höllä
trans-mid
Spanish: laxo
Swedish: slapp
trans-bottom


Dacian

Noun
lax

  1. The edible wild purslane plant.

Icelandic

Noun
lax m

  1. salmon

Derived terms
laxbleikur m, laxbleik f, laxbleikt n:
laxbleikur litur m

Category:Icelandic nouns
Category:is:Fish


Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-lax.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-reg-ar
lax c

  1. salmon
  2. context|slang|lang=sv a bill with nominal value 1000 krona|kronor or the corresponding amount of money

Derived terms

laxrosa

Category:dc:Plants

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