laid-back Definition
☆ laid·-back (lād′bak′)
adjective
Slang relaxed, calm, easygoing, etc.; not frenetic, hurried, or forced
laid-back Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Geilo has a very laid-back, sleepy feel, its hotels scattered around the center.
- love: Beeswax the cat loves a laid-back, quiet life during the day, but enjoys a dramatic and noisy night life.
Adjective modifier
- most: The 2005 Memba Rally, although one of the wettest in recent memory, was also one of the friendliest and most laid-back.
- very: Geilo has a very laid-back, sleepy feel, its hotels scattered around the center.
- gentle: Hope comes in the form of Fergus Pearson, gentle, laid-back and kind - everything her husband isn't.
Modifies a noun
- vibe: Expect a laid-back vibe, where you can mix or enjoy time out alone.
- atmosphere: There is a friendly, laid-back atmosphere in the studio.
- groove: Her original songs feature her beautiful, haunting vocals over laid-back grooves which she describes as " Acoustic Groove " .
- charm: Not at all: just part of Cabbage Key's laid-back charm.
- attitude: Taylor's laid-back attitude leaves you to wonder who's teaching who!
- lifestyle: Could it be that we're just jealous of their laid-back lifestyle - the food, the wine, the interminable lunches?
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: Good to see them again, we had a fairly laid-back time, including staying in for Hogmanay watching movies.
- rather: Maimonides, although a very logical thinker, had a rather laid-back attitude toward contradiction.
- so: He's so laid-back, and yet so very, very focussed.
- very: Our parents are very laid-back - there was never any pressure to succeed at anything, as long as we were happy and content.
- typically: Ian Brown's set was pretty much as you'd expect, delivered in a typically laid-back, almost laconic way.
- slightly: I found the system's tonal balance slightly laid-back; it didn't push detail forward.
Noun used with modifier
team: Four hours later ( 10.30pm ), team laid-back stumble out into the misty night.
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