relaxation
relaxation Lexical Profile
relaxation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state of being free from tension and anxiety, or an activity undertaken for recreation and rest.
"Listening to classical music in the evening is her favorite form of relaxation after a demanding workday."
The action of making a rule, restriction, or policy less strict or severe.
"The economic council announced a temporary relaxation of trade tariffs to encourage international commerce."
The physiological lengthening of inactive muscle fibers or the return of a physical system to equilibrium after a disturbance.
"Proper breathing techniques facilitate the complete relaxation of the diaphragm and surrounding muscles."
• Rhymes for relaxation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French or directly from Latin relaxatio, a noun of action from relaxare ('to loosen, slacken, or ease'), formed from re- ('back') and laxare ('to loosen'), from laxus ('loose').