English Explanatory Dictionary

relaxed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.
  2. Made more lenient; less strict; lax.
  3. Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
  4. Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.
  5. Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of relax

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈlækst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-relaxed.wav

Word forms

relaxed more relaxed most relaxed

Etymology

From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus.

Synonyms

clement easygoing soft-handed forbearing indulgent lax lenient loose-handed permissible permissive relaxed remissful safe soft laid-back unconcerned calm collected composed cool-headed equable equanimous equanimitable even-keeled even-minded even-tempered imperturbable level-headed mellow pacate pacific peaceable peaceful phlegmatic placid quiescent quiet roolie sedate serene still tranquil unexcited unfazed unflappable unflustered unperturbable unruffable unruffled untumultuous airy at ease at peace carefree careless casual chill cool devil-may-care easy-breezy

Antonyms

anxious nervous stressed

Derived words

nonrelaxed relaxed education relaxedly relaxedness unrelaxed

Translations

Ainu: ラッチ Belarusian: рассла́блены Bulgarian: отпу́снат Catalan: relaxat Chinese Mandarin: 輕鬆 /轻松 Chinese Mandarin: 散逸 Czech: uvolněný Dutch: rustig Dutch: kalm Finnish: rento French: détendu German: entspannt German: locker Indonesian: santai Japanese: くつろいだ Japanese: リラックスした Latin: mītis Latin: remissus Māori: aumoe Māori: hūmārie Māori: parohe Māori: pāroherohe Norwegian Bokmål: avslappet Polish: rozluźniony Polish: zrelaksowany Portuguese: tranquilo Romanian: relaxat Russian: рассла́бленный Slovene: sproščen Spanish: relajado Spanish: tranquilo Ukrainian: розсла́блений
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