The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.

plural of relaxation

(physics) Of, relating to, or caused by relaxation.

(obsolete, physiology) Made slack or feeble; weak, soft. / Made more lenient; less strict; lax. / Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.

simple past tense and past participle of relax

(transitive) To calm down. / (transitive) To make something loose. / (intransitive) To become loose. / (transitive) To make something less severe or tense.

Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

present participle of relax

The process by which something is relaxed.

Any agent that produces relaxation. / (cosmetics) A cream or lotion that loosens curls in the hair to aid straightening. / A person who relaxes.