"laid-back" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more laid-back [comparative], most laid-back [superlative]
Etymology: From U.S. slang (circa 1950s). Presumably originally a metaphor — literally, "sitting in a tilted-back chair", a relaxed posture. Head templates: {{en-adj}} laid-back (comparative more laid-back, superlative most laid-back)
  1. relaxed and easy-going; demonstrating an absence of stress or worry Categories (topical): Personality Translations (relaxed and easy-going): непринуден (neprinuden) (Bulgarian), pohodový (Czech), vaoshoitud (Estonian), rento (Finnish), facile à vivre (French), sympathique (French), décontracté (French), locker (German), lässig (German), entspannt (German), unbeschwert (German), atsipalaidavęs [masculine] (Lithuanian), parohe (Maori), pāroherohe (Maori), گوشك (gevşek) (Ottoman Turkish), wyluzowany [masculine] (Polish), безмятежный (bezmjatežnyj) [masculine] (Russian), relajado (Spanish), despreocupado (Spanish), rahat (Turkish), розсла́блений (rozsláblenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), неви́мушений (nevýmušenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-laid-back-en-adj-zzQ7FgzY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "code": "cs",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "vaoshoitud"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "rento"
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          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "locker"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "lässig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "entspannt"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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        },
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          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "gevşek",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "گوشك"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "wyluzowany"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bezmjatežnyj",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "безмятежный"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "relajado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "despreocupado"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "word": "rahat"
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          "roman": "rozsláblenyj",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "розсла́блений"
        },
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nevýmušenyj",
          "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "неви́мушений"
        }
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      "word": "непринуден"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "vaoshoitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "rento"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "facile à vivre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "sympathique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "décontracté"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "locker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "lässig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "entspannt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "unbeschwert"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atsipalaidavęs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "parohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "pāroherohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "gevşek",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "گوشك"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wyluzowany"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezmjatežnyj",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "безмятежный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "relajado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "despreocupado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "word": "rahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozsláblenyj",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "розсла́блений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevýmušenyj",
      "sense": "relaxed and easy-going",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неви́мушений"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laid-back"
}

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