lax

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 2 Dacian 2.1 Noun 3 Icelandic 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin laxus (“‘wide, roomy, loose’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /læks/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æks

[edit] Adjective

lax (comparative laxer, superlative laxest)

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.

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• (lenient, not strict): permissive, lenient
• (loose, not tight): loose, slack

[edit] Antonyms

• (lenient, not strict): strict
• (loose, not tight): taut, tight

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

lax (uncountable)

1. lacrosse

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[edit] Dacian

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lax

1. The edible wild purslane plant.

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /laɡs/

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lax m.

1. salmon

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• laxbleikur m., laxbleik f., laxbleikt n.:
• laxbleikur litur m.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for lax	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	lax	laxen	laxar	laxarna
Possessive form	lax	laxens	laxars	laxarnas

lax c.

1. salmon
2. (slang) a bill with nominal value 1000 kronor or the corresponding amount of money

[edit] Derived terms

• laxrosa