Lax Definition

lăks
laxest, laxer
adjective
laxest, laxer
Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
American Heritage
Loose; emptying easily.
Webster's New World
Having lax bowels.
Webster's New World
Slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight.
Webster's New World
Not strict or exact; careless.
Lax morals.
Webster's New World
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abbreviation
Lacrosse.
American Heritage

IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport.

Wiktionary
noun
A lax vowel.
Webster's New World
symbol
Los Angeles International Airport.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lax

Adjective

Base Form:
lax
Comparative:
laxer
Superlative:
laxest

Origin of Lax

  • Middle English from Latin laxus loose, lax slēg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lax Sentence Examples

  • Deidre sighed, her body going lax once more.

  • Never let go of that privacy or be lax with your security.

  • Jade's jaw grew lax before he managed to speak.

  • The next step was to force the confessors to accept their lax interpretation of the law; and this was accomplished by their famous theory of probabilism - first taught in Spain about 1580.

  • The guy behind the counter was staring at her, his mouth lax and his eyes wide.

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Words Starting With

LLALAX

Words Ending With

XAXLAX

Unscrambles

lax

Words Starting With L and Ending With X

Starts With L & Ends With XStarts With LA & Ends With XStarts With L & Ends With AX

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With L3 Letter Words Ending With X