Relaxed

Definition: Relaxed

Relaxed

Adjective

1. Without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion".

2. Made less tense or rigid; "his relaxed muscles".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "relaxed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonym: Relaxed

Coherence

Adjective: nonadhesive, immiscible; incoherent, detached, loose, baggy, slack, lax, relaxed, flapping, streaming; disheveled; segregated, like grains of sand unconsolidated; uncombined;

Laxity

Relaxed; licensed; reinless, unbridled; anarchical; unauthorized; (unwarranted); adespotic.

Repose

Adjective: reposing; Verb: relaxed; Verb: unstrained.

Weakness

Adjective: weak, feeble, debile; impotent; relaxed, unnerved; Verb: sapless, strengthless, powerless; weakly, unstrung, flaccid, adynamic, asthenic; nervous.

Crosswords: Relaxed

If our lord wasn't testing us, how would you account for the proliferation, these days, of this obscene rock and roll music, with its gospel of easy sexuality and relaxed morality (Footloose; writing credit: Dean Pitchford)

I was feeling very relaxed. When I'm relaxed, I squirt (Mallrats ; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

If my father would have relaxed every now and then, maybe he wouldn't have put that gun in his mouth (She Spies; writing credit: Ron Osborn; Josh Appelbaum)

I'm perfectly relaxed! (Press Gang; writing credit: Steven Moffat)

You have to be artificially relaxed before we can go to bed (Annie Hall; writing credit: Woody Allen ; Marshall Brickman)

Kicking my own ass but I could never really feel relaxed and looked out (Unsent; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

Jumped in the passenger seat, relaxed my feet (Get Me Home; performing artist: FOXY)

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Books

• Help Me Fly: Relaxed and Safe from Takeoff to Touchdown (reference)

• Massage for Busy People: Five Minutes to a More Relaxed Body (reference)

• Properties of Strained and Relaxed Silicon Germanium (Emis Datareviews , No 12) (reference)

• The Comforts of Home: Creating Relaxed Rooms With A Romantic Feel (reference)

• The Family Home: Relaxed, Informal Living for All Ages (reference)

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A relaxed moment at the Gut Off Net Shop. Credit: Fisheries.

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However, the hand relaxed and let go its hold

Unconsciously he became like his brother, and his handsome face brooded, and his shoulders relaxed.

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Health

Speak slowly and in a relaxed manner. (references)

Make mealtimes as relaxed and pleasant as possible. (references)

Your bladder should stay relaxed when it is full of urine. (references)

Business

Environmental laws and safety standards are very relaxed in the Argentine auto industry. (references)

While restrictions on the advertising of dental services have been relaxed, few service providers advertise and the popularity of commercial procedures, such as cosmetic dentistry, is much less widespread in Australia than in the United States. (references)

The first major initiative introduced by the Government was to allow the importation of pre-used vehicles in 1987. When the rules were relaxed, Japan was an obvious attraction for used car importers as New Zealand motorists drive on the left as in Japan (steering wheel on the right). (references)

Civil Liberties

Malaysia

In August 2000, these minimum guidelines were relaxed somewhat. (references)

Iraq

After the 1991 popular uprising, the Government relaxed some restrictions on Shi'a attending the schools. (references)

Rwanda

Authorities generally prohibit nighttime meetings, although they have relaxed this restriction for religious groups. (references)

Economic History

Sri Lanka

These controls have been relaxed since then. (references)

Malaysia

As mentioned above, however, export requirements have been relaxed. (references)

Taiwan

Entry for white-collar foreign workers has been relaxed substantially. (references)

Human Rights

Uganda

The courts, like other branches of government, were impaired by a 4-year civil service hiring freeze, which was relaxed only somewhat in 1998. As a result, criminal cases may take 2 or more years to reach the courts. (references)

Korea

While there are signs that this rigid system has been relaxed somewhat in recent years--for example, children of religious practitioners are no longer automatically barred from higher education--it remains a basic characteristic of KWP political control. (references)

Political Economy

TAIWAN

Limits on foreign equity participation in a number of industries have been progressively relaxed in recent years. (references)

Political Rights

Gambia

The National Assembly gained the power to set the registration requirements for political parties and change constituency boundaries; local chieftaincies became presidential appointments instead of elected positions; voter registration requirements were relaxed; and the IEC lost the right to question voters about their citizenship during the registration process. (references)

Trade

Indonesia

The 1993 package also relaxed the registration requirements for pharmaceuticals approved in other countries. (references)

Greece

Foreign exchange controls have been progressively relaxed since 1985. Medium and long-term capital movements have been fully liberalized. (references)

Travel

Guyana

Business dress is relaxed befitting Guyana's tropical climate. (references)

Georgia

Georgians are extremely gregarious, and business meetings tend to be relatively relaxed affairs, with formalities at a minimum. (references)

Czech Rep

The 2001 law relaxed or eliminated some document requirements, extended the period for renewal of residence permits, allowed residence permits for children born to legal residents, and broadened possibilities. (references)

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Relaxed

Expressions using "relaxed": be relaxed ♦ become relaxed ♦ feel relaxed ♦ feel relaxed about smth. ♦ get more relaxed ♦ make more relaxed ♦ make relaxed ♦ relaxed oscillation ♦ relaxed throat. Additional references.

Ending with "relaxed": over-relaxed.

Arabic 

‏متمهل (deliberate, easygoing, slow), ‏مستريح (at ease, at rest, comfortable, relaxing, rested), ‏مسترخ (relaxing, restful), ‏مخفف (lightened, palliated), ‏مرتخي. (various references)

Bulgarian 

възпалено гърло (relaxed throat, sore throat). (various references)

Chinese 

輕鬆 (gentle), 懮 (grievous), 放松 (letdown, relax, relaxing, unbrace, unbraced). (various references)

Czech

uvolnìný (disengaged, laid back, lax, loose, released, unbuttoned, unstrung), nenucený (casual, easy, effortless, glib, informal, nonchalant, spontaneous, throwaway, unceremonious, unconstrained, unstudied). (various references)

Danish

mild svingning (relaxed oscillation), afslappet tilstand (relaxed state). (various references)

Dutch

ontspannen zijn (relaxed state), gerelaxeerde oscillatie (relaxed oscillation). (various references)

Finnish

rento (easy, easy-going, limp, slack). (various references)

French

relaxai, relaxés, relaxé, relaxâmes, relaxèrent, relâché (released), détendu, décontracté. (various references)

German

entspannt (laid back, relaxes, slackens, unbends, uncocks, unwinds), entspannte (slackened, unbended, uncocked), aufgelockert. (various references)

Greek 

χαλαρός (lax, limp, loose, loose-fitting). (various references)

Hebrew 

מרופה (flaccid, loose, slack, weakened), רוגע (calm, calmness, placid, placidity, quiescent, serenity, stillness, tranquillity), רפוי (cure, flabby, healing, indemnity, limp, limping, loose, medication, slack, therapy), רגוע (at ease, calm, cool, placid, relaxation, serene, tranquil, unruffled), ננוח (at ease, calm, debonair, indolent, laid back). (various references)

Hungarian

nyugodt (calm, calm-glassy, comfortable, composed, good tempered, good-tempered, imperturbable, in all conscience, leisurely, level-headed, peaceful, placid, quiescent, quiet, reassured, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, staid, still, stilly, to be at ease, tranquil, unruffled, unstirred, untroubled), kipihent (reposeful), fesztelen (airy, breezy, colloquial, easy, free, free and easy, informal, off-hand, shirt-sleeve, shirttail, unreserved, unselfconscious, unstrained). (various references)

Indonesian

kalem (cool, patient). (various references)

Italian

rilassato (lax, loose, slackens, unwinds). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

気安い (easy to access, familiar, friendly). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きやすい (easy to access, familiar, friendly). (various references)

Korean 

이완하는. (various references)

Manx

scoarnagh lhaggit (relaxed throat). (various references)

Pig Latin

elaxedray.(various references)

Portuguese

descontraído (casual, laid-back). (various references)

Romanian

relaxat, odihnit (composed, fresh, recreated, refreshed, rested, soothed, tranquil), destins. (various references)

Russian 

непринужденный (easy, informal, unaffected, unbuttoned, unconstrained, unstarched, unstrained, unstudied). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

opušten (limp, untight), olabavljen (laid back, lax), ležeran (comfortable, easygoing, laid back, leisure, leisurely, mellow). (various references)

Spanish

relajado (laid back, leisurely, loose). (various references)

Swedish

avspänd (facile, leisurely, loose, low pressure), avslappnad. (various references)

Thai

ซึ่งผ่อนคลาย. (various references)

Turkish

rahatlamış, yumuşamış, gevşemiş (languishing, loose, unfastened, unstuck). (various references)

Turkmen 

hatyrjem (certain, sure). (various references)

Ukrainian

спокійний (balanced, calm, canny, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, deft, easeful, even-minded, halcyon, impassive, laidback, leisurable, orderly, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, restful, secure, sound, together, tranquil, unruffled), невимушений (cavalier, chatty, easy, informal, laidback, natural, there, unbuttoned, unrestrained, unstudied). (various references)

laxus. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "relaxed": relaxedly, relaxedness, relaxednesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "relaxed": unrelaxed. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Relaxed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Redaxe, reflexed, relaced, relaxedly, relaxer, relaze, retaxe, rewaxed. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: dealer, exedra, leader.

-2 letters: alder, axled, eared, elder, lader, laree, laxer, raxed, relax.

-3 letters: alee, axed, axel, axle, dale, dare, deal, dear, deer, dele, dere, dree, earl, lade, lard, lead, lear, leer, rale, read, real, rede, reed, reel.

-4 letters: ale, are, axe, dal, dee, del, dex, ear, eel, eld, era, ere, lad, lar, lax.

+2 letters: alexander, relaxedly, unrelaxed.

+3 letters: alexanders, extrudable.

+4 letters: alexandrine, alexandrite, exhilarated, relaxedness.

+5 letters: alexandrines, alexandrites, externalised, externalized, extraditable, extrapolated.