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Football sometimes is stressful. Music is more of a kind of laid-back type, chilled-out kind of activity. It kind of keeps me balanced, I guess.
Sam Hunt

Meaning of "laid-back" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAID-BACK

laid-back play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAID-BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laid-Back is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAID-BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of laid-back in the English dictionary

The definition of laid-back in the dictionary is relaxed in style, character, or behaviour; easy-going and unhurried.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAID-BACK

laically
laich
laicisation
laicise
laicism
laicity
laicization
laicize
laid
laid paper
laid up
laidly
laigh
laik
laika
laiker
Lailat-ul-Qadr
lain

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAID-BACK

back
back-to-back
bounce back
buy-back
carry-back
comeback
cornerback
feedback
fiddle-back
get back
go back
hold-back
hollow-back
knock-back
outback
paperback
pat on the back
pull-back
screw-back
sway-back

Synonyms and antonyms of laid-back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAID-BACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «laid-back» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of laid-back

Translation of «laid-back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAID-BACK

Find out the translation of laid-back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laid-back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laid-back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

松驰的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pancho
570 millions of speakers

English

laid-back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शांतचित्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُسْتَرْخٍ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ленивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sossegado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরাম করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

relax
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Santai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くつろいだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느긋한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jejeg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thoải mái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனையப்பட்ட மீண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घातलेली-परत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarhoş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rilassato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyluzowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спокійний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

relaxat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξέγνοιαστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luilekker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avslappnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avstresset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laid-back

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAID-BACK»

The term «laid-back» is very widely used and occupies the 22.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAID-BACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laid-back

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10 QUOTES WITH «LAID-BACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word laid-back.
1
Ippy Aiona
I may look like a laid-back Hawaiian, but I'm 240 pounds, and when I'm walking around that kitchen, you don't want to get in my way.
2
Gary Clark, Jr.
You could say I'm a laid-back kind of guy.
3
Chace Crawford
Really, I'm pretty laid-back, always cracking jokes.
4
Cat Deeley
I'm getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.
5
David James Elliott
I've always been fairly reserved and laid-back.
6
Jerry Greenfield
I'm a pretty laid-back kind of guy. What I've always wanted to do is set up situations in our company where if people who worked there needed help, we would try to help them, and at the same token if the company needed help from people, they would help us. A kind of give and take.
7
Anne Hathaway
On the scale of someone who's really laid-back about stuff and someone who worries a lot, I fall more towards the latter.
8
Sam Hunt
Football sometimes is stressful. Music is more of a kind of laid-back type, chilled-out kind of activity. It kind of keeps me balanced, I guess.
9
Alan Jackson
I mean, I am driven and laid-back at the same time.
10
Matthew Lewis
Leeds is quite laid-back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAID-BACK»

Discover the use of laid-back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laid-back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Laid back in Washington
The popular columnist offers his views on the new Washington, and especially on President Reagan and company, noting foibles, fallings out, and fantasies, as well as several noticeable quirks of character.
Art Buchwald, 1983
2
Lemonade Laughter and Laid-back Joy
This book offers a refreshing glass of contentment to the woman who lives life on fast-forward and whose mind resembles a perpetual to-do list. Freeman writes from her heart about filling life with an awareness of God's daily goodness.
Becky Freeman, 2001
3
Laid Back in Hollywood: Remembering
Laid Back in Hollywood is the autobiography of renowned Hollywood beauty Patricia Medina Cotten, fine actor, Joseph Cotten.
Patricia Medina, Patricia Medina Cotten, 1998
4
The laid back wine guide: 52 brilliant ideas for ...
But who's got the time to wade through this lot to sift the stuff that works from the rubbish? What we need are failsafe short cuts to knowing our Chablis from our Blue Nun, and how to identify what we like and why.
Giles Kime, 2007
5
Marketing Information Products and Services: A Primer for ...
... in the market place, the librarian should be able to assess competitor's objectives, their strategies, and their reaction patterns. Four types of competitors are noted in marketing literature (Kotler, 1995): laid back, selective, tiger, and stochastic.
Abhinandan K. Jain, 1999
6
The Idle Parent: Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and ...
Suddenly, it was okay to leave the kids to sort it out among themselves. Suddenly, it was okay to be responsibly lazy. This is the most counterintuitive but most helpful and consoling child-raising manual I've yet read.
Tom Hodgkinson, 2010
7
Bombay to Eternity: Memoirs of a Laid Back Rebel
' Uma Ranganathan is a woman on a mission: a journey through space and time to find herself.
Uma Ranganathan, 2004
8
Laid-Back Skier
" This book also includes a helpful skiers' checklist for packing and a skiers' journal, making LAID-BACK SKIER an ideal gift for anybody who enjoys the spectacular spirit of the sport.
Colleen Smith, 2011
9
Veg Out: 60 Knockout Recipes for the Laid-Back Cook
"Veg Out is packed with 60 delicious vegetable recipes, from stuffed cabbage leaves to the ultimate ratatouilie, this little book shows how even the common carrot can be transformed into a sumptuous dish.
Publications Mq, Leanne Bryan, 2004
10
Sermons on the Second Readings: Cycle B
What gives meaning to our travel through life is the constant recognition that we have a security net below us that guarantees safe passage. Consequently, while we live with a measure of prudence and caution, we are also living laid back in ...
Frederick R. Harm, Paul E. Robinson, Glenn W. McDonald, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAID-BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laid-back is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Laid-back Rod Duke's latest Australian gamble - Financial Review
Fresh off the plane from Auckland when he catches up with AFR Weekend, the 65-year-old comes across as laid-back and relaxed, despite the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Is Lehmann a laid-back genius or an optimistic fool? - Gulf Times
In fact, maybe the whole enterprise is more laid-back than a typical Tarantino opener. If you want to wind your pulp culture back another decade ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
3
Eradication by Mastication returns to laid-back roots
This may be the only cooking competition in which you pick up bonus points from the judges for the nastiest ingredients. This is definitely not ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
4
Sham Fight won me over with its laid-back charm
Pacemaker press 14/7/15. The Sham Fight at Scarva is firmly established as one of the major events on the Northern Ireland cultural and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Florida without the theme parks: Road trip to the laid-back Keys
However, craving some sun, and keen to make our first family trip to the US, we've headed for a more laid-back part of the Sunshine State in ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
6
Margaritaville at Destiny USA is laid-back fun, but nothing special …
Our server at Margaritaville in Destiny USA joked that we should come back when it was winter and we wanted a break from the dreary weather ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
7
Lilly Fest offers music with a laid-back feel
It's been more of a listening — I call it a 'laid-back experience.' People are enjoying it, maybe even visiting a little bit. But most of the time, just ... «The Capital Journal, Jul 15»
8
Restaurant Review: Pitfire Pizza provides quality dining in laid-back
Pitfire is the essence of quality dining in a super laid-back setting. It can be seen as a cousin of do-it-yourself pizza chains like Blaze and 800 ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Welkom in Nederland: Laid-back, chilled, and MONITORING …
The Dutch government is pushing changes to its national law to enable bulk data surveillance and compelled decryption. The proposed update ... «The Register, Jul 15»
10
Laid-Back Paradise Found at Amed Beach in Bali
A laid-back fishing village only a three-hour drive from Denpasar, Amed is the perfect place to relax in Bali without the tourist hordes — think ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»

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