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laid-back Definition

laid·-back (lādbak)

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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