relaxed

relaxed
adjective Date: 1623 1. freed from or lacking in precision or stringency 2. set or being at rest or at ease 3. easy of manner ; informal 4. somewhat loose-fitting and usually casual in style <
relaxed jeans
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relaxedly adverbrelaxedness noun

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  • relaxed — re|laxed [rıˈlækst] adj 1.) feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or annoyed ▪ Gail was lying in the sun looking very relaxed and happy. relaxed about ▪ I feel more relaxed about my career than I used to. 2.) a situation that is relaxed is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • relaxed — [[t]rɪlæ̱kst[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you are relaxed, you are calm and not worried or tense. As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt a lot more relaxed... Try to adopt a more relaxed manner. 2) ADJ GRADED If a place or situation is relaxed …   English dictionary

  • Relaxed — Relax Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relaxed — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem ▪ keep sb ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …   Collocations dictionary

  • relaxed — re|laxed [ rı lækst ] adjective * calm and not worried: Bill came back from his vacation looking relaxed and tanned. a. a relaxed situation, attitude, or feeling is calm, informal, and comfortable: The atmosphere in our office is very relaxed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • relaxed — adjective 1 feeling calm and comfortable and not worried: Gail was lying in the sun looking very relaxed and happy. 2 a situation that is relaxed is comfortable and informal: a relaxed atmosphere …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • relaxed */ — UK [rɪˈlækst] / US adjective 1) calm and not worried Bill came back from his holiday looking relaxed and tanned. 2) a relaxed situation, attitude, or feeling is calm, informal, and comfortable The atmosphere in our office is very relaxed …   English dictionary

  • relaxed — D✓re|laxed, re|laxt [ri lɛkst ] <englisch> (umgangssprachlich für entspannt); D✓relaxed oder relaxt sein; aber nur ein relaxter Typ; sie war die Relaxteste von allen   • relaxt / relaxed Das Adjektiv relaxed (englisches Partizip zu to… …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

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