relaxed

Definition

  • adjective: calm and free from stress, worry, or anxiety
  • adjective: freed from or lacking in precision or stringency
  • synonyms: loosened, slackened, lay

Examples

  • Her grip on my hand 'relaxed' [='loosened'] only after the roller coaster had come to a complete stop.

  • He has a 'relaxed' attitude towards his studies. [=he is not very serious about his studies]

  • The seminar was very 'relaxed'—we met at the professor's house instead of the lecture hall.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Conference for the New Urbanism. Sir, tonight, you're speaking to the world. America doesn't need another friend right now. You can't be relaxed or disarming. That's gonna work anymore. Mr. President, you need to be stronger than you've ever been before. We all need that right now. What is it, Tom? (..)
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