Definition of looseness

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looseness - 7 definitions

- noun
1. diarrhea -- frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
synonyms: diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. looseness -- freedom from restraint; "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. looseness -- a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. looseness -- the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
antonyms: fastness -- the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. looseness -- movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
synonyms: play
antonyms: tightness -- lack of movement or room for movement
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. profligacy -- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
synonyms: profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. looseness, loosenesses --
synonyms: loosenesses
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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fastness -- the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
tightness -- lack of movement or room for movement

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