laid-back

See also: laidback and laid back

English

Etymology

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

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

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

Translations

relaxed and easy-going

• Czech: pohodový
• Estonian: vaoshoitud
• Finnish: rento (fi)
• French: facile à vivre (fr), sympathique (fr), décontracté (fr)
• German: locker (de), lässig (de), entspannt (de), unbeschwert (de)

• Lithuanian: atsipalaidavęs m
• Maori: parohe, pāroherohe
• Russian: безмятежный (ru) m (bezmjatežnyj)
• Spanish: relajado (es) m, despreocupado (es) m
• Turkish: rahat (tr)

Anagrams

• dial back