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
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Lax as a noun (now, chiefly, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):
A salmon.
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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."
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Lax as an adjective:
Loose; not tight or taut.
Examples:
"The rope fell lax."
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Lax as an adjective:
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
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Lax as an adjective (archaic):
Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
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Lax as an adjective (maths):
Describing an associative monoidal functor.
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Lax as a noun:
Lacrosse.
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Taut as an adjective:
Tight; under tension, as it were a rope or bow string.
Examples:
"synonyms: rigid tight"
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Taut as an adjective (figuratively):
Experiencing stress or anxiety.
Examples:
"synonyms: tense strained"
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Taut as an adjective:
Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
Examples:
"synonyms: concise crisp terse tight"
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Taut as an adjective (oenology):
Strong; uncompromising.