relaxation

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #16309

Meanings

1

noun
The state of resting and being free from work, stress, or worry.

She listens to music for relaxation after a long day.
2

noun
The act of making a rule or control less strict.

The relaxation of travel rules allowed more tourists to visit.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of resting and... ease rest repose easiness

2 noun · the act of making a rule or... looseningliberalisation

Word family

Forms relaxations

Derived forms antirelaxationbronchorelaxationmyorelaxationnonrelaxationoverrelaxationpilorelaxationrelaxationalunderrelaxationvasorelaxation

Related forms relax relaxablerelaxantrelaxaterelaxative

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Phrases (1)

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relaxation time
the characteristic time for a disturbed system to return toward equilibrium

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relaxatio, relaxationis; equivalent to relax + -ation.

relaxatio Latin

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# relaxation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 16309

## Meanings
1. The state of resting and being free from work, stress, or worry.
2. The act of making a rule or control less strict.

## Examples
- She listens to music for relaxation after a long day.
- The relaxation of travel rules allowed more tourists to visit.

## Derived Forms
- antirelaxation
- bronchorelaxation
- myorelaxation
- nonrelaxation
- overrelaxation
- pilorelaxation
- relaxational
- underrelaxation
- vasorelaxation

## Related Forms
- relax
- relaxable
- relaxant
- relaxate
- relaxative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: relaxatio
- Affix: -ation - act

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin relaxatio, relaxationis; equivalent to relax + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Relaxation is borrowed from Latin relaxatio, relaxationis; equivalent to relax + -ation. Modern senses include the state of resting and being free from work, stress, or worry. and the act of making a rule or control less strict.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirelaxation, bronchorelaxation, myorelaxation, nonrelaxation, overrelaxation, and pilorelaxation and related forms such as relax, relaxable, relaxant, and relaxate.

## Topics
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