lax

lax
I adjective absentminded, apathetic, careless, casual, derelict, disorganized, disregarding, dissolutus, feckless, forgetful, halfhearted, heedless, idle, imprecise, improvident, imprudent, inaccurate, inadvertent, inattentive, incautious, indifferent, indolent, inexact, lackadaisical, lazy, loose, mindless, neglectful, neglegens, negligent, nonaggressive, oblivious, perfunctory, pococurante, regardless, remiss, remissus, slack, slipshod, slothful, slovenly, sluggish, temerarious, thoughtless, unambitious, unapprehensive, unaspiring, unaware, uncaring, uncircumspect, unconcerned, undemanding, unenterprising, unguarded, unheeding, uninterested, unmindful, unobservant, unobserving, unprepared, unstrict, unthinking, unthorough, unthoughtful, untidy, unwary, unwatchful II index careless, cursory, derelict (negligent), improvident, indolent, negligent, peccable, perfunctory, promiscuous, remiss, slipshod, superficial, uncurbed

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  • Lax — ist: ein anderer Begriff für lässig, schlaff, gleichgültig (entlehnt aus dem Lateinischen: lax = schlaff, lässig, locker, lau) eine Gemeinde im Bezirk Goms des Kantons Wallis in der Schweiz, siehe Lax VS eine Schreibweise für den Ort La Crosse… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lax — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • LAX — ist: ein anderer Begriff für lässig, schlaff, gleichgültig (entlehnt aus dem Lateinischen: lax = schlaff, lässig, locker, lau) eine Gemeinde im Bezirk Goms des Kantons Wallis in der Schweiz, siehe Lax VS eine Schreibweise für den Ort La Crosse… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lax´ly — lax «laks», adjective. 1. not firm or tight; slack: »The package was tied so loosely that the cord was lax. SYNONYM(S): relaxed, flabby, loose. 2. not strict; careless: »Don t become lax about the schedule you have set for studying. The states… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lax — (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks [ e]r); superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish}, {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. [1913 Webster] The flesh of that sort of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lax — LAX, Ă, lacşi, xe, adj. (livr.) Care nu este strâns, întins sau încordat; destins, lejer. – Din lat. laxus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.04.2006. Sursa: DEX 98  LAX adj. v. destins, lejer. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  lax …   Dicționar Român

  • lax — [ læks ] adjective 1. ) not paying enough attention to rules, or not caring enough about quality or safety: worries about lax airport security the lax morals of today s society 2. ) not made firm or tight: lax muscles ╾ lax|i|ty [ læksəti ] noun… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lax — [laks] adj. [ME < L laxus < IE base * (s)lēg , loose, lax > SLACK1] 1. a) loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels b) having lax bowels 2. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight 3. not strict or exact …   English World dictionary

  • Lax — puede referirse a: Lax, comuna suiza del cantón del Valais. Peter Lax, matemático húngaro. LAX puede referirse a: Código IATA del aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles. Código utilizado por la FAO para el pez linterna. Esta página de desambigua …   Wikipedia Español

  • lax — [læks] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: laxus loose ] not strict or careful enough about standards of behaviour, work, safety etc = ↑slack lax in (doing) sth ▪ The company has been lax in carrying out its duties. ▪ lax security >laxity… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lax|i|ty — «LAK suh tee», noun. 1. lax condition or quality; lax conduct: »moral laxity.o> The newspapers accused local police of laxity in dealing with gamblers. 2. slackness or want of tension, especially in muscular or nervous fibers. 3. looseness,… …   Useful english dictionary

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