ENGLISH ROOT WORD: lax "not tense", "slack" from Latin laxus, laxare

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【lax】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "laxus," and "laxare." It carries the basic meaning of "not tense," and "slack."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "lax"]

delay ***[2301] If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
lease ☆[5278] A lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or something such as a car allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money.
relax ****[1647] If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense.
relaxation ☆[4829] Relaxation is a way of spending time in which you rest and feel comfortable.
relaxed **[4149] If you are relaxed, you are calm and not worried or tense.
release ****[1198] If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go
relish ☆[4691] If you relish something, you get a lot of enjoyment from it.

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[WORD ROOT]root lax
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] lax, lay, lease, lish, leash
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) laxus, laxare
[MEANING]root not tense, slack

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 laxare [from laxus] slacken, undo; loosen
• 【Latin】 laxus loose

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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delay ★★★[2301] noun from delay 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
【pl.】 delays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ lay(lax); not tense, slack
【Etymology】 《Latin laxare》 [from laxus] slacken, undo; loosen
【First Known Meaning】 a putting off, a deferring
【DERIVATIVEs】 delayer, delay

lease ☆[5278] noun from lease 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 A lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or something such as a car allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money.
【ROOTs】 lease(lax); not tense, slack
【Etymology】 《Latin laxare》 [from laxus] slacken, undo; loosen
【First Known Meaning】 legal contract conveying property, usually for a fixed period of time and with a fixed compensation,
【DERIVATIVEs】 leasable, leaser, lease

relax ★★★★[1647] verb from relax 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense.
【Declension/Conjugation】 relaxed, relaxed, relaxing, relaxes
【SYNONYM】 unwind, ease
【COMPOSITION】 lax
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ lax; not tense, slack
【Etymology】 《Latin relaxare》 [re+laxare] loosen, stretch out
【First Known Meaning】 to make (something) less compact or dense,
【DERIVATIVEs】 relax, relaxable, relaxation, relaxed, relaxedly, relaxedness, relaxer

relaxation ☆[4829] noun from relax 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 Relaxation is a way of spending time in which you rest and feel comfortable.
【pl.】 relaxations
【COMPOSITION】 relax + ation
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ lax; not tense, slack ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin relaxare》 [re+laxare] loosen, stretch out
【First Known Meaning】 rupture
【DERIVATIVEs】 relax, relaxable, relaxation, relaxed, relaxedly, relaxer

relaxed ★★[4149] adjective from relax 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 If you are relaxed, you are calm and not worried or tense.
【SYNONYM】 laid-back, floppy
【COMPOSITION】 relax + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ lax; not tense, slack ⑶ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin relaxare》 [re+laxare] loosen, stretch out
【DERIVATIVEs】 relax, relaxable, relaxation, relaxed, relaxedly, relaxedness, relaxer

release ★★★★[1198] verb from lease 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go
【Declension/Conjugation】 released, released, releasing, releases
【SYNONYM】 let go, let loose, publish, free
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ lease(lax); not tense, slack
【Etymology】 《Latin laxare》 [from laxus] slacken, undo; loosen
【First Known Meaning】 to withdraw, revoke (a decree, etc.), cancel, lift; remit
【DERIVATIVEs】 releasable, releasement, releaser, release

relish ☆[4691] verb from lease 〈 lax
【DEFINITION】 If you relish something, you get a lot of enjoyment from it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 relished, relished, relishing, relishes
【SYNONYM】 enjoy, savour
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; prefix ⑵ lish(lax); not tense, slack
【Etymology】 《Old French relaisser》 [from Latin relaxare] to leave behind
【DERIVATIVEs】 relishable, relishingly, relish

Other words containing "lax"; disrelish, laches, laissez-faire, lax, laxation, laxative, laxity, leasable, leash, relaxable, relaxant, relaxedly, relaxedness, relaxer, relaxing, relay, releasable, releasement, releaser, sublease, unleash

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

law
late
late
land
labor
know
knot-, knit-
kin
just-, jus-
jure

 

 

 

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