Found 3 items, similar to Relaxing.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: relax
berbaring-baring, bersenang-senang, enak-enakan, mengendor
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: relaxing
relaxing
adj : affording or marked by rest or repose;
“the time spent was
pleasant and relaxing”;
“a restful night”;
“a cool and
reposeful glen” [syn:
restful,
reposeful]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Relaxing
Relax
\Re*lax"\ (r?-l?ks"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Relaxed
(-l?kst"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Relaxing.] [L. relaxare; pref.
re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See
Lax, and cf.
Relay, n.,
Release.]
1. To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid,
tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to
relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.
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Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. --Milton.
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Nor served it to relax their serried files.
--Milton.
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2. To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency
of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or
effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention
or endeavors.
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The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed
by the legislature. --Swift.
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3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to
recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
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4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an
aperient relaxes the bowels.
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Syn: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease;
unbend; divert.
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