adj. 1 lacking care, concern, or firmness. 2 loose, relaxed; not compact. 3 Phonet. pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. laxity n. laxly adv. laxness n.
[ ME, = loose, f. L laxus: rel. to SLACK(1) ]
adj. 1 lacking care, concern, or firmness. 2 loose, relaxed; not compact. 3 Phonet. pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. laxity n. laxly adv. laxness n.
[ ME, = loose, f. L laxus: rel. to SLACK(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012