looseness

Noun

Meaning

The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

play dissolution diarrhea dissipation diarrhoea profligacy licentiousness slack laxness freedom evil license disorder corruption relaxation
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Antonyms

tightness fixedness definition contrast accuracy honor
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Hypernyms

inaccuracy intemperance symptom self-indulgence movableness intemperateness

Hyponyms

slack slackness the shits wiggliness

Anagrams

nooseless

Examples

there was too much play in the steering wheel Source: Internet

misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression Source: Internet

the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made Source: Internet

His style included 'metrical vandalism' and looseness of structure. Source: Internet

A player's bluffing frequency often accounts for many different factors, particularly the tightness or looseness of their opponents. Source: Internet

Tillich himself seemed to fear the looseness of his thought here, and inserts a brief paragraph which offers at least one criterion: “Justice is the criterion which judges idolatrous holiness. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

loosened loosened clog loosener looseness of the bowels loosening loosening up