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laid-back

or laid·back

[ leyd-bak ]

/ ˈleɪdˈbæk /

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adjective Slang.

relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.

free from stress; easygoing; carefree: a laid-back way of living.

Origin of laid-back

1905–10, for an earlier sense; 1970–75 for current sense

Words nearby laid-back

laicize, laid, laid deck, laid paper, laid up, laid-back, laigh, laik, lailat-ul-qadr, lain, laine

Example sentences from the Web for laid-back

The drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.

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Not surprisingly, this laid-back ball of nerves is also both intensely rational and explosively emotional.

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The producers were looking to start a fight between the laid-back Sebastian and Camille, his uptight counterpart.

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But they had been relegated to history, until one couple stumbled across a laid-back café keeping the old tradition alive.

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Terry Lee Loewen was just a laid-back, warmhearted avionics technician—or so his family thought.

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British Dictionary definitions for laid-back

laid-back

adjective

informal relaxed in style, character, or behaviour; easy-going and unhurried