relaxed
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- v become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
He relaxed in the hot tub - v make less taut
- v become loose or looser or less tight
the rope relaxed - v cause to feel relaxed
- v become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group - v make less severe or strict
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught - v become less severe or strict
The rules relaxed after the new director arrived - v make less active or fast
- a without strain or anxiety
gave the impression of being quite relaxed
a relaxed and informal discussion
- Modern men are increasingly engaged--and relaxed--parents.
- I come away relaxed and curiously light-headed, though I don't feel the urge to buy myself a python to continue this therapy at home.
- On the opposite, indigo extreme are the currently unfashionable "progressives," who believe that learning should be like breathing--natural and relaxed, that school should take its .