laid-backness

Definition of laid-backnessnext

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Noun
  • Neither assurance of German manufacture nor of superior sound quality sufficed to get the bills back into the salesman’s palm.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In a world where they are too often ignored, underappreciated or misunderstood, Black children’s books offer a welcoming sense of pride, assurance and the ability to freely dream for our babies and young people.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This reawakens your joy, passion and self-confidence, making your dating life feel fun again.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Her Florence by Mills fashion brand also serves as an extension of her personal style with inclusive ready-to-wear, loungewear, activewear and intimates rooted in self-confidence, optimism and comfort, with prices ranging from $8 to $85.
    Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Such self-assurance brings nagging blind spots.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The characters and circumstances that inspired each album are different, but they’re connected in their self-assurance and resilience in a precarious dating scene.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Many American students expressed emotions hovering between numbness and heartbreak.
    Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Epinephrine, or adrenaline, is added to lidocaine and other dental numbing solutions to shrink blood vessels, reduce bleeding and prolong numbness.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Cyril took the court with two primary focuses — more poise and less emotion — and turned in his best performance of the season.
    Olivia Sayer, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Shaver noted that his team will have to show poise immediately after tipoff.
    Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In June, voting members rejected the second assessment in a 229-166 vote, a move the lawsuit characterized as a loss of confidence in the board’s management.
    Chase Jordan January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Political interference in mergers and acquisitions approvals and daily operations repels foreign investment and damages confidence in market operations.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When Deandra confronts Willa in the otherwise empty bathroom at a school dance, Infiniti brings fear and curiosity and the barbed self-assuredness of a teenager to the fore, merely in the slight adjustments to her facial expression.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Through three games, the sixth-year quarterback has exuded a level of self-assuredness that was missing last season.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Laid-backness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-backness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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