lax
lax definition
lax (laks)
adjective
- loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels
- having lax bowels
- slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight
- not strict or exact; careless lax morals
- Bot. loose; open: said of a flower cluster
- Phonet. articulated with the jaw and tongue muscles relatively relaxed: said of certain vowels, as (e) and (i)
Etymology: ME < L laxus < IE base *(s)lēg-, loose, lax > slack
noun
a lax vowel
LAX definition
LAX
Los Angeles International Airport
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