Definition of: lax

(laks) adjective
1. Lacking tenseness or firmness; slack; yielding.
2. Not stringent or energetic; remiss; weak in control.
3. Wanting exactness of meaning or application.
4. Med. Loose: said of the bowels.
5. Bot. Not having the parts close together: a lax flower cluster.
6. Phonet. Formed with a relatively relaxed tongue and jaw, as (i) and (); wide: opposed to tense. See synonyms under VAGUE. [<L laxus loose]
—lax′i·ty, lax′ness noun
—lax′ly adverb