Lac vs. Lax — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lac and Lax
ADVERTISEMENT
Compare with Definitions
Lac
Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infested.
Lax
Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful
Lax security arrangements at the airport
He'd been a bit lax about discipline in school lately
Lac
A resinous secretion of lac insects, used in making shellac.
Lax
(of the limbs or muscles) relaxed
Muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax
Lac
Variant of lakh.
ADVERTISEMENT
Lax
Lacrosse
I wore pads and a helmet whenever I played lax
Lac
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
Lax
Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
Lac
(slang) Cadillac
Last night I was driving around in my lac.
Lax
Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
Lac
Laceration.
Hand lac
Lax
Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
Lac
One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.
Lax
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel (ĕ) in let.
Lac
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Laccifer lacca (formerly Coccus lacca), a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.
Lax
A salmon.
Lac
Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
Lax
Lacrosse.
Lax
Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.
Lax
Loose; not tight or taut.
The rope fell lax.
Lax
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
Lax
(mathematics) Describing an associative monoidal functor.
Lax
(archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Lax
Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.
Lax
Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
The discipline was lax.
Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions.
The word "æternus" itself is sometimes of a lax signification.
Lax
Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Lax
A looseness; diarrhea.
Lax
Lacking in rigor or strictness;
Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
Lax in attending classes
Slack in maintaining discipline
Lax
Pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
Lax
Not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight;
A lax rope
Lax
Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
Flaccid muscles
Took his lax hand in hers
Gave a limp handshake
A limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know
A slack grip
Lax
Tolerant or lenient;
Indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
Procedures are lax and discipline is weak
Too soft on the children
Lax
Emptying easily or excessively;
Loose bowels
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Transmogrify vs. TransformNext Comparison
Impetuous vs. Impulsive