lax morals

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• 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 — laxly, adv. laxness, n. /laks/, adj., laxer, laxest. 1. not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. 2. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax rope; a lax handshake. 3. not rigidly exact or… …   Universalium

• lax — [[t]læks[/t]] adj. er, est 1) not strict or severe; negligent: lax morals[/ex] 2) loose or slack: a lax rope[/ex] 3) not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas[/ex] 4) loose, open, or not retentive, as the bowels 5) having the bowels loose or …   From formal English to slang

• lax — UK [læks] / US adjective Word forms lax : adjective lax comparative laxer superlative laxest 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… …   English dictionary

• lax — I. /læks / (say laks) adjective 1. lacking in strictness or severity; careless or negligent: lax morals. 2. not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas on a subject. 3. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax cord. 4. open or not… …  

• lax´ness — 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´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

• morals — n. 1) to protect, safeguard (public) morals 2) to corrupt smb. s morals 3) lax, loose; strict morals 4) public morals * * * loose safeguard (public) morals strict morals lax public morals to corrupt smb. s morals …   Combinatory dictionary

• lax — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, Paphian, abandoned, accented, accepting, admissive, aleatoric, aleatory, allowing, alveolar, amorphous, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, approximate, approximative, articulated, assimilated, back,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• lax — adj 1. loose, slack, negligent, neglectful, remiss; careless, inattentive, inadvertent, unmindful, unthoughtful, unthinking, nonobservant, disregard ful; imprudent, injudicious, indiscreet, uncircumspect; unwary, incautious, off guard, unguarded …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder