Relaxed

/ɹɪˈlækst/ · adjective

Meaning

(obsolete, physiology) Made slack or feeble; weak, soft..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

It was a very wet morning. I woke relaxed and melancholy as in the country, and walked about an hour under cover, in the middle of the town […].

The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.

I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.

He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.

Students and faculty members lunch at the cafeteria and naturally communicate freely with one another in a relaxed and informal setting.

Even so, this delightful station is well worth a visit, - either to admire the architecture, sip a coffee from the shop, or just soak up the relaxed atmosphere of the area and watch the birds and other wildlife on the shores right outside the station.

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Word Forms

• more relaxed
• most relaxed

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