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laid

laid

33 1.2
Put in a planned order like a table or tiles
  • adjective
  • /leɪd/
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  • His laid-back attitude helped everyone feel at ease during the stressful meeting.

Examples

  • Steven was tall, handsome in a rather beefy way, and had a mellow, laid-back personality that perfectly complemented Eileen's ditzy one.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • She's pretty laid back about everything that's going on around her.

    Tabula Rasa (2018)

  • I am a little bit more laid back and a little bit easy.

    Blog text (13)

  • Sounds like a laid-back place to work.

    Late Night (2019)

  • You always were a laid-back old stick, but this is ridiculous.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Laid back and friendly.

    Kid Cannabis (2014)

  • You seem pretty laid-back.

    Gone Girl (2014)

  • Feels good to mingle with these laid-back country folk, don't it, Harry?

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Greg/Woodstock, a laid-back ex-hippie with long gray hair, sits at a very impressive computer setup.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The cafe has a laid-back atmosphere, making it a perfect spot to relax with friends.

Synonyms

set
vslaid
403 2.3

Located in a particular place or position

is about objects placed or arranged according to a specific plan

Antonyms

scattered
1 3.6

Not in order and difficult to understand or use

disarranged
5.1

Not in order and untidy after being moved

Idioms

laid low
20 7.2

Unable to do normal work and activities because of illness or a serious problem

laid up
10 5.6

Not able to work because you are sick or injured and must stay in bed

to laid by the heels
  • Archaic
9.9

Held by the police or other officials and not allowed to go free

wild goose never laid a tame egg
  • Informal
9.9

A saying that you should not expect a wild person or thing to behave calmly

Compounds

best-laid plan
  • Informal
1 5.4

A careful plan that can still fail

deep-laid
8.4

Secretly and carefully planned to reach a goal

laid paper
  • Specialized
8.4

Paper with thin lines you can feel that run across it

laid-back friend
  • Informal
3.0

A friend who is relaxed and does not get stressed easily

How Arranged

organized
  • US
19 2.0
arranged
1.6
laid
33 1.2
placed
1.0
scattered
1 3.6

Surface Forms

laid positive

Morphology

laid = lay (transparent) = lay + ed

The adjective is the past-participle/adjectival use of the verb 'lay' meaning 'placed' and is directly derived from that verb form.

Etymology

Laid is the past form of lay, an old word that meant 'to put' or 'place'. Think of layer or layout, which are about putting things in order, so when something is laid it has been placed or arranged.