The meaning of LAX is loose, open. How to use lax in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lax.

LAX meaning: 1. without much care, attention, or control: 2. not severe or strong enough: 3. loose rather than…. Learn more.

LAX definition: 1. without much care, attention, or control: 2. not severe or strong enough: 3. loose rather than…. Learn more.

Definition of lax adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. not strict or severe; negligent: lax morals. 2. loose or slack: a lax rope. 3. not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas. 4. loose, open, or not retentive, as the bowels. 5. having the bowels loose or open. 6. open or not compact; having a loosely cohering structure; porous: lax texture.

If you say that a person's behavior or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax.

loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax handshake. a lax handshake. lax ideas. open, loose, or not retentive, as diarrheal bowels. (of a person) having the bowels unusually loose or open. …

If you say that a person's behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax.

Security has been lax. The university has been lax about/in enforcing these rules. He wrote an essay condemning the moral laxity in society.

LAX definition: not careful enough or not well controlled: . Learn more.