relaxed

Adjective
US[rih-lakst]/rɪˈlækst/2 syllablesalso [ree-lakst] /riˈlækst/

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. without strain or anxiety“gave the impression of being quite relaxed”“a relaxed and informal discussion”Opposite tenseSimilar laid-back, unstrained, degageSee also unagitated, easy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“relaxed” is listed under Relax.

Re·lax′ (r?-l?ks′), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Relaxed (-l?kst′); present participle & verbal noun Relaxing.]

Origin: L. relaxare; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See Lax, and cf. Relay, noun, 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.— John Milton
Nor served it to relax their serried files.— John 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.— Jonathan 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.

Synonyms: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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