Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

relaxer en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English relax Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English relaxer From relax + -er.

Meanings

  1. Any agent that produces relaxation.
    • Music is a good relaxer.
  2. A cream or lotion that loosens curls in the hair to aid straightening.
  3. A person who relaxes.
    • Are you a doer or a relaxer? If you said “some of both,” then you're right on track. 2014, Rusty Gregory, Alan Chasen, Living Wheat-Free For Dummies, page 172:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
relaxers Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

relaxant · relaxation