Definition of "lax" in Englisch

noun

1. (now chiefly UK dialectal, Scotland) A salmon.

adjective

1. Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

   • The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.

2. Loose; not tight or taut.

   • The rope fell lax.

3. Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.

4. (mathematics) Describing an associative monoidal functor.

5. (archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

6. (linguistics) (of a vowel) Produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.

noun

1. (slang) lacrosse.

noun

1. (informal) Clipping of laxative.