relaxed
Made more lenient; less strict; lax.
Example
“The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.”
Other meanings
Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
“He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.”
Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.
Related words
- nonrelaxed
- relaxedly
- relaxedness
- unrelaxed
- relaxed education
Word history
From Latin "relaxātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “relaxed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.