English → Latin
“lax” in Latin
laxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack, freeremittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign, dissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annulindulgeōto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to); to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), in
The English word lax itself goes back to Latin laxus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lax
PROPR., laxus; remissus.
FIG., laxus; remissus (not strict); dissolutus (of loose morals: also with reference to passing over faults; opposed to vehemens, asper; e.g., dissolutus in praetermittendo [Cic., Verr., 2, 5, 3]: and of discipline, customs, etc.): negligens: officii negligens (careless of duty): indulgens: perindulgens (of parents, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lax?
- The usual Latin words for “lax” are laxus, remittō, dissolvō; also indulgeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.