RELAX
What does "RELAX" mean?
To become or make less tense, tight, or strict.
Meanings
- To rest and stop feeling tense, anxious, or busy. Sit down and relax; you have done enough for one day.
- To make or become less tight or rigid. Deep breaths help the shoulders relax.
- To make a rule, restriction, or grip less strict or forceful. The city relaxed the parking rules during the holidays.
Word origin
From Latin 'relaxare', 'to loosen, slacken', from 're-' (intensive) plus 'laxare' ('to loosen'), from 'laxus' ('loose, slack'), the same root as 'lax' and 'release'.
Remember it
RE-LAX: just go LAX (loose). The word's own root means 'loose'.
A little poem
Unclench the jaw first-
the whole knotted day lets go
down through loosened hands.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried to relax the dress code at work, but the rules were too tense - they wouldn't loosen up.
What it teaches
Tension feels like effort and accomplishes nothing; the hard skill is learning where to let go.
Quick facts
What does RELAX mean?
To become or make less tense, tight, or strict.
Is RELAX a valid word?
Yes — RELAX is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RELAX?
RELAX has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RELAX come from?
From Latin 'relaxare', 'to loosen, slacken', from 're-' (intensive) plus 'laxare' ('to loosen'), from 'laxus' ('loose, slack'), the same root as 'lax' and 'release'.
What can RELAX teach us?
Tension feels like effort and accomplishes nothing; the hard skill is learning where to let go.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.