laid-back

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From U.S. slang (circa 1950s)

Presumably originally a metaphor — literally, "sitting in a tilted-back chair", a relaxed posture of low defensive readiness.

Adjective [edit]

laid-back (comparative more laid-back, superlative most laid-back)

relaxed and easy-going; an absence of stress or worry

Translations [edit]

relaxed and easy-going

Finnish: rento (fi)
Lithuanian: atsipalaidavęs (lt) m

Spanish: relajado (es) m, despreocupado (es) m
Turkish: rahat (tr)

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