locker
Meaning
lockern
to loosen, to ease (grip), to relax (standards)
Concepts
Opposite of
verkrampft
Synonyms
abgeschraubt
unförmlich
lotterig
unverkrampft
Translations
Frequency
Etymology
In summary
From an adjectival form of Middle High German lücke / lugge, with further origin uncertain; perhaps related to Lücke (“gap”) and Loch (“hole”), via semantic development along the lines of "gap" > "loose opening" > "loose". Compare the semantics of English gap → gappy.
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