What is the meaning of looseness?

noun

  • Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor.
  • Freedom from restraint.
    • usage: "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
  • A lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice.
    • usage: "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
  • The quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints.
  • Movement or space for movement.
    • usage: "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
  • Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure.
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APAWordNet. (2010). looseness. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/looseness/definitions/1323249
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HarvardWordNet 2010, looseness, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/looseness/definitions/1323249>.
MLAWordNet. "looseness" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/looseness/definitions/1323249>
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