relaxed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: relaxed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for relaxed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relaxed adj without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion" Antonym(s): tense
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relax \Relax"\ (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 less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews. Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. --Milton. Nor served it to relax their serried files. --Milton. 2. To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed* by the legislature. --Swift. 3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. 4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels. Syn: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert.