The difference between Lax and Taut

When used as adjectives, lax means lenient and allowing for deviation, whereas taut means tight.


Lax is also noun with the meaning: a salmon.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lax and Taut

  1. Lax as a noun (now, chiefly, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):

    A salmon.

  1. Lax as an adjective:

    Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

    Examples:

    "The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend."

  2. Lax as an adjective:

    Loose; not tight or taut.

    Examples:

    "The rope fell lax."

  3. Lax as an adjective:

    Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.

  4. Lax as an adjective (archaic):

    Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

  5. Lax as an adjective (maths):

    Describing an associative monoidal functor.

  1. Lax as a noun:

    Lacrosse.

  1. Taut as an adjective:

    Tight; under tension, as it were a rope or bow string.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: rigid tight"

  2. Taut as an adjective (figuratively):

    Experiencing stress or anxiety.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: tense strained"

  3. Taut as an adjective:

    Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: concise crisp terse tight"

  4. Taut as an adjective (oenology):

    Strong; uncompromising.