Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Informal Having a relaxed or casual atmosphere or character; easygoing: "laid-back, untroubled people” ( New Yorker).
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. unhurried and relaxed
Etymologies
- From U.S. slang (circa 1950s) (Wiktionary)
Examples
“First Impression: Eartha is described as a laid-back nature lover.”
“If some men can be described as laid-back, Berntsen is laid-forward, a bear-sized, gung-ho CIA officer with a pronounced Long Island accent who speaks Dari, one of the local Afghan languages.”
“The former Portuguese colony once known as a laid-back hippy haven has seen tourist numbers decline following the 2008 rape and murder of the Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“This gives us a false impression that medieval chant is relaxing, austere, laid-back and even a bit boring. . .”
The Wall Street Journal: Songs From the Old City on the Seine
“The books say one surviving chick is the norm, but these eagles have been calm and laid-back—wonderful parents with a high success rate.”
“And whose laid-back approach to life, many note, stands in sharp contrast to that of his very close friend Jasmin Buttar, the ferocious deputy editor of the Today programme.”
“He's laid-back, but he's got some spice to him, too.”
The Washington Post: More on Adam LaRoche, the Nationals new first baseman
“Wood Tavern has emerged as a go-to eatery for East Bay workers looking for high-end California cuisine in a laid-back setting.”
“Allen portrays himself as more laid-back – and in some ways more innocent – than Gates.”
The Guardian: Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft by Paul Allen – review
“I also didn't know that such refined food could be served in such laid-back surroundings.”
The Wall Street Journal: Serious and Silly Filmmaking in Denmark
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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My Self-Descriptors: A Mirror of Text
Read this list, and read it well. When you finish, you'll know me better than my mother. That is, unless she reads this list too.
libertarian, unorthodox, unfinished, sincere, frugal, lanky, introspective, critical, laid-back, taciturn, lexiphilic, kindly and 115 more...
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supercilious, laid-back, ditty, clusterfuck, muck up, lichenous, nepheligenous
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MEC2 Lesson 121
be up, conduct, séance, Liberace, snowcap, devil dog, ho-ho, fruit cocktail, syrup, consistant, guilty, guilt and 70 more...
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I am : restful
Peaceful, restful and calm words. Not silent; that's for its respective list.
irenic, halcyon, tranquil, peaceful, restful, calm, still, meditative, serene, laid-back
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