relaxing
Relaxing (adjective) means helping someone feel calm and free of stress. Example: “A warm bath is a relaxing way to end the day.”
adjective
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Helping someone feel calm and free of stress.
"A warm bath is a relaxing way to end the day."
"We spent a relaxing weekend by the lake."
"Listening to music is relaxing after a hard day."
How to use relaxing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that makes you feel calm and at ease.
Common pairings
relaxing music
relaxing holiday
find it relaxing
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Word forms
- Plural
- relaxings
- Comparative
- more relaxing
- Superlative
- most relaxing
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What does “relaxing” mean?
The word “relaxing” means helping someone feel calm and free of stress. In plain terms, something that makes you feel calm and at ease.
How do you use “relaxing” in a sentence?
Here is “relaxing” used in a sentence: “We spent a relaxing weekend by the lake.”
What part of speech is “relaxing”?
“Relaxing” is an adjective.
Is “relaxing” a common word?
“Relaxing” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.
What is the difference between 'relaxing' and 'relaxed'?
'Relaxing' describes something that makes you feel calm, such as 'a relaxing bath,' while 'relaxed' describes how a person already feels, as in 'I feel relaxed.' As a rule, the -ing form names the cause and the -ed form names the feeling it produces.
What is the difference between 'relaxing' and 'calming'?
Both mean helping someone feel at ease, and they often overlap. 'Calming' tends to stress the removal of anxiety or agitation, while 'relaxing' more broadly suggests easing tension and stress, as with a relaxing holiday.
What is the difference between 'relaxing' and 'soothing'?
Relaxing means helping someone feel calm and free of stress in a general way. Soothing suggests gently easing something specific, such as pain, worry, or irritation, so you might call music relaxing but call a balm soothing.
Can 'relaxing' be used to describe a person?
Usually 'relaxing' describes an activity or thing that makes you calm, not a person's own state, so you would say 'a relaxing evening.' To describe how someone feels, use 'relaxed,' as in 'she looked relaxed.'
