Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having a relaxed or casual atmosphere or character; easygoing.

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  • adjective relaxed and easy-going; an absence of stress or worry

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  • adjective unhurried and relaxed

Etymologies

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From U.S. slang (circa 1950s)

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Examples

  • First Impression: Eartha is described as a laid-back nature lover.

    5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008

  • First Impression: Eartha is described as a laid-back nature lover.

    5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008

  • 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 Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • 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 Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • 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 Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • 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 Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • 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 2011

  • This gives us a false impression that medieval chant is relaxing, austere, laid-back and even a bit boring. . .

    Songs From the Old City on the Seine Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011

  • 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.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • 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.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

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