緩やか|ゆるやかyuruyaka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjectiveloose; slack
2. na-adjectivegentle (slope, curve); slow (speed)
   Ｖの角度かくどが広ひろければ広ひろいほど、スピードは緩ゆるやかになる。↗

   The wider the V angle, the slower the speed.
3. na-adjectivelenient; liberal; lax
   この学校がっこうは規律きりつがやや緩ゆるやかだ。↗

   Discipline is rather mild at this school.

• Synonym緩いゆるいCasualColloquial. Reads 「ぬるい」: lukewarm water or tea, or a lax, half-hearted approach. 「緩やか」 never describes temperature, but gentle slopes, slow change or loose rules.
• Synonym手ぬるいてぬるいNeutralNeutral. Criticizes handling as too lax or not strict enough, with a negative slant; 「緩やか」 stays neutral.
• Related寛大かんだいNeutralNeutral. Magnanimous and generous toward people, as in 「寛大な処置」; 「緩やか」 describes loose rules or gentle slopes, not leniency in dealing with others.
• Related甘いあまいNeutralNeutral. Literally 'sweet', by extension lax or undemanding, as in 「採点が甘い」; 「緩やか」 is more neutral in tone.
• Related寛容かんようNeutralNeutral. Openly accepting others' faults or differing opinions; 「緩やか」 is about loose rules and slow change, not tolerance.
• Antonym急きゅうNeutralNeutral antonym. On slopes and pace of change it is the opposite of 「緩やか」: steep, sudden.
• Antonym厳しいきびしいNeutralNeutral antonym. Opposite of 「緩やか」 in strictness: severe and demanding.
• AntonymきついCasualColloquial antonym. Opposite of 「緩やか」 in tightness and strictness: tight, harsh.

Use 「緩やか」 for gentle slopes, slow change and loose rules, as in 「緩やかな坂」. For generosity toward people pick 「寛大」 or 「寛容」, for lax standards 「甘い」, for handling that is too lax 「手ぬるい」. Antonyms: 「急」, 「厳しい」, 「きつい」.

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1. 傾斜けいしゃ・曲まがり具合ぐあいが急きゅうでないさま。
2. 張ばり具合ぐあいや締しめ具合ぐあいがきつくないさま。
3. 勢いきおいなどがゆっくりしているさま。
4. 規則きそく・規制きせいなどが厳きびしくないさま。