laid-back
relaxed, easy-going
TRANSLATION
laid-back = gelassen, entspannt, locker (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX laid-back/laidback: approximately 6,300,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Research from The Personal Finance Education Group found a "worryingly LAID-BACK" attitude towards debt and spending amongst teenagers. About 90% of respondents said they worried about money, but tended to think of overdrafts and credit cards as easy ways to spend more than they earn.
(BBC News)
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"Telling employees you're monitoring e-mails is important," she says. "Some businesses, for example those in the financial services sector, may also be required to monitor calls to comply with regulatory requirements, others may take a more LAIDBACK approach.
(Financial Times)
(BBC News)
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"Telling employees you're monitoring e-mails is important," she says. "Some businesses, for example those in the financial services sector, may also be required to monitor calls to comply with regulatory requirements, others may take a more LAIDBACK approach.
(Financial Times)
Did you
know?
laid-back/laidback
adjective
- relaxed in manner and character; not tending to get anxious about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Laid-back is a figure of speech that derives from the idea of "laying back" and relaxing. It originated during the groovy days of the 60s, a time when young people began to protest against the conservative establishment. The rebellious attitude of this period manifested itself in many ways. Suits and ties were rejected for jeans, mini-skirts and psychedelic colours. Shoulder-length hair took the place of crew cuts. Rock and roll music laced with suggestive lyrics took to the airwaves and people began to experiment with "mind-enhancing" drugs. The hippie was born.
As societies evolve and undergo change, so do their languages. The 60s is a classic example. The flower child generation developed a language of its own, which when used, immediately identified one as being "hip". Although today’s young generation might find the 60s vernacular a bit cheesy, many words and phrases stemming from this era survived and are ingrained in everyday English:
hip, cool, awesome = excellent, good
to chill out = take it easy, relax
to have a blast = to have a good time
bummer = depressing
chick = girl, woman
crash = go to bed, go to sleep
a drag (what a drag) = boring, interfering with having a good time
to freak out – to be surprised or shocked
shades = sunglasses
stoned – intoxicated
Other 60s slang have been laid to rest in the linguistics graveyard meanwhile:
groovy = a descendant of cool, meaning excellent, good
far out! = used to express delight
right on! = used to express agreement or encouragement
fuzz = the police
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SYNONYMS
at ease, blithe, breezy, calm, care-free, cool, easy, easy-going, happy-go-lucky, mellow, peaceful, relaxed, tranquil, unanxious, unbothered, unruffled, untroubled
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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ANTONYMS
anxious, edgy, high-strung, on-edge, nervous, tense, uneasy, uptight
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"You won’t have any problem working together with him. He’s really laid-back and easy to get along with."
adjective
- relaxed in manner and character; not tending to get anxious about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Laid-back is a figure of speech that derives from the idea of "laying back" and relaxing. It originated during the groovy days of the 60s, a time when young people began to protest against the conservative establishment. The rebellious attitude of this period manifested itself in many ways. Suits and ties were rejected for jeans, mini-skirts and psychedelic colours. Shoulder-length hair took the place of crew cuts. Rock and roll music laced with suggestive lyrics took to the airwaves and people began to experiment with "mind-enhancing" drugs. The hippie was born.
As societies evolve and undergo change, so do their languages. The 60s is a classic example. The flower child generation developed a language of its own, which when used, immediately identified one as being "hip". Although today’s young generation might find the 60s vernacular a bit cheesy, many words and phrases stemming from this era survived and are ingrained in everyday English:
hip, cool, awesome = excellent, good
to chill out = take it easy, relax
to have a blast = to have a good time
bummer = depressing
chick = girl, woman
crash = go to bed, go to sleep
a drag (what a drag) = boring, interfering with having a good time
to freak out – to be surprised or shocked
shades = sunglasses
stoned – intoxicated
Other 60s slang have been laid to rest in the linguistics graveyard meanwhile:
groovy = a descendant of cool, meaning excellent, good
far out! = used to express delight
right on! = used to express agreement or encouragement
fuzz = the police
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SYNONYMS
at ease, blithe, breezy, calm, care-free, cool, easy, easy-going, happy-go-lucky, mellow, peaceful, relaxed, tranquil, unanxious, unbothered, unruffled, untroubled
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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ANTONYMS
anxious, edgy, high-strung, on-edge, nervous, tense, uneasy, uptight
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"You won’t have any problem working together with him. He’s really laid-back and easy to get along with."
