'Relaxed' definitions:
Definition of 'relaxed'
From: WordNet
adjective
Without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion" [ant: tense]
Definition of 'Relaxed'
From: GCIDE
- Relax \Re*lax"\ (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. [1913 Webster]
- Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Nor served it to relax their serried files. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'relaxed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affable,
- ambling,
- at ease,
- at home,
- at rest,
- bagging,
- baggy,
- blank,
- blankminded,
- blase,
- Bohemian,
- breezy,
- calm,
- carefree,
- careless,
- casual,
- cautious,
- circumspect,
- claudicant,
- common,
- composed,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- cordial,
- crawling,
- creeping,
- creeping like snail,
- culpably negligent,
- dangling,
- degage,
- deliberate,
- derelict,
- devil-may-care,
- drooping,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- empty,
- empty-headed,
- faltering,
- familiar,
- fatuous,
- flabby,
- flaccid,
- flagging,
- flapping,
- flexuous,
- flimsy,
- floppy,
- folksy,
- foot-dragging,
- free and easy,
- gentle,
- gracious,
- gradual,
- halting,
- hanging,
- happy-go-lucky,
- hasteless,
- haymish,
- hobbled,
- hobbling,
- homely,
- homey,
- idle,
- impotent,
- imprecise,
- inactive,
- inadvertent,
- inane,
- inattentive,
- incogitant,
- indifferent,
- indolent,
- inexcitable,
- informal,
- insouciant,
- irregular,
- laissez-faire,
- languid,
- languorous,
- lax,
- lazy,
- leisurely,
- lenient,
- limp,
- limping,
- loose,
- low-pressure,
- lumbering,
- mellow,
- mild,
- moderate,
- natural,
- neglectful,
- neglecting,
- negligent,
- nerveless,
- nirvanic,
- nonchalant,
- noninterfering,
- nonrestrictive,
- oblivious,
- off-guard,
- offhand,
- offhanded,
- overindulgent,
- overly permissive,
- overpermissive,
- pacific,
- passive,
- peaceful,
- permissive,
- plain,
- poking,
- poky,
- procrastinating,
- quietistic,
- reluctant,
- remiss,
- rickety,
- rock-steady,
- rubbery,
- sauntering,
- scamping,
- serene,
- shaky,
- shuffling,
- simple,
- sinuous,
- skimping,
- slack,
- slighting,
- slipshod,
- sloppy,
- slothful,
- slow,
- slow as death,
- slow as molasses,
- slow as slow,
- slow-crawling,
- slow-foot,
- slow-going,
- slow-legged,
- slow-moving,
- slow-paced,
- slow-poky,
- slow-running,
- slow-sailing,
- slow-stepped,
- sluggish,
- slurring,
- snail-paced,
- snaillike,
- sociable,
- soft,
- staggering,
- steady,
- steady-handed,
- steady-nerved,
- steel-nerved,
- streaming,
- strolling,
- strong-nerved,
- tentative,
- thoughtfree,
- thoughtless,
- toddling,
- tortoiselike,
- tottering,
- tranquil,
- trudging,
- turtlelike,
- unaffected,
- unassuming,
- unblenching,
- unblinking,
- unceremonious,
- uncircumspect,
- unconstrained,
- unconventional,
- unfaltering,
- unflinching,
- unfussy,
- unguarded,
- unhasty,
- unhurried,
- unideaed,
- unintellectual,
- unnervous,
- unoccupied,
- unofficial,
- unquivering,
- unreasoning,
- unreserved,
- unrestrained,
- unrigorous,
- unshaken,
- unshaky,
- unshrinking,
- unstrained,
- unstudied,
- unthinking,
- untremulous,
- unwary,
- unwatchful,
- unwavering,
- vacant,
- vacuous,
- waddling,
- weak,
- without a tremor