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Meaning of word lax from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

lax   adjective

Meaning : Lacking in rigor or strictness.

Example : Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable.
Lax in attending classes.
Slack in maintaining discipline.

Synonyms : slack

Meaning : Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet').

Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat').

tense

Meaning : Lacking in firmness or tension. Not taut.

Example : A lax rope.

Taut or rigid. Stretched tight.

Tense piano strings.
tense

Meaning : Emptying easily or excessively.

Example : Loose bowels.

Synonyms : loose

Lax meaning in Telugu.