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lax
adj. lenient, permissive; vague, inexact; negligent, careless; loose, slack


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Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport , is the primary airport serving Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States. It is often referred to by its airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually. LAX is located in southwestern Los Angeles in the neighborhood of Westchester. It is located 16 miles (27km) from the downtown core.
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Lax
Laxity /lax·i·ty/ 1. slackness or looseness; a lack of tautness, firmness, or rigidity. 2. slackness or displacement in the motion of a joint. [more]Lax - Community and Resources

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lax
Adjective
1. lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
(synonym) slack
(similar) negligent
2. pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
(antonym) tense
(classification) phonetics
3. not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"
(antonym) tense
(similar) drooping, droopy, sagging
(see-also) loose
4. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
(synonym) flaccid, limp, slack
(similar) weak
5. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"
(synonym) indulgent, lenient, soft
(similar) permissive
6. emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
(synonym) loose
(similar) unconstipated, regular


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lax
adj. lax, lenient, permissive, easy-going, loose, negligent, slack
 
adv. laxly, loosely, permissively, unrestrictively

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