US /ɹɪˈlækst/
adj verb Freq #5748

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Calm and free from worry, stress, or tension.

    He's a relaxed kind of guy who never gets upset.

  2. 2
    adj

    Less strict or controlled than before.

    The relaxed rules were tightened again after the lawsuit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · calm and free from worry,... calmat easecarefreeeasygoing
2 adj · less strict or controlled... lenientlax
Word family
Derived forms nonrelaxedrelaxedlyrelaxednessunrelaxed

Etymology

From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus.

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