relaxed

comparative more relaxed · superlative most relaxed

1. obsoletemedicineMade slack or feeble; weak, soft.First known use 15th c.

   It was a very wet morning. I woke relaxed and melancholy as in the country, and walked about an hour under cover, in the middle of the town […].

   1790, James Boswell, edited by Marlies K. Danziger and Frank Brady, Boswell: The Great Biographer, Yale, published 1989, page 54

2. Made more lenient; less strict; lax.First known use 17th c.

   The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.

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   I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.

   1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC

   Synonyms: clement, easygoing, soft-handed, clement, easygoing, forbearing, indulgent, lax

3. Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.First known use 18th c.

   He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.

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   Students and faculty members lunch at the cafeteria and naturally communicate freely with one another in a relaxed and informal setting.

   2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4

   Even so, this delightful station is well worth a visit, - either to admire the architecture, sip a coffee from the shop, or just soak up the relaxed atmosphere of the area and watch the birds and other wildlife on the shores right outside the station.

   2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28

   Synonyms: easygoing, laid-back, unconcerned, calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed · Antonyms: anxious, nervous, stressed

4. natural sciencesWithout physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.First known use 19th c.
5. medicineOf a muscle: soft, not tensed.First known use 19th c.

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of relax