looseness

Other forms: loosenesses

Definitions of looseness

1. noun

   freedom from restraint
   “the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made”

   type of:

   unrestraint

   the quality of lacking restraint
2. noun

   the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
   antonyms:

   fixedness

   the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

   type of:

   movability, movableness

   the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged
3. noun

   movement or space for movement
   synonyms: play

   antonyms:

   tightness

   lack of movement or room for movement

   types:

   wiggliness

   a jerky back and forth kind of mobility

   slack, slackness

   the quality of being loose (not taut)

   type of:

   movability, movableness

   the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged
4. noun

   a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice
   “misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression”

   type of:

   inaccuracy

   the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
5. noun

   dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
   synonyms: dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, profligacy

   type of:

   decadence, intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence

   excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
6. noun

   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

   types:

   Montezuma's revenge

   diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

   type of:

   symptom

   (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease