"looseness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluːsnəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-looseness.wav Forms: loosenesses [plural]
Etymology: From loose + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loose|ness}} loose + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun}} looseness (plural loosenesses)
  1. The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut.
    Sense id: en-looseness-en-noun-2aggxVI7
  2. A relaxed state regarding principles or accuracy. Translations (The property of being loose): kobedus (Estonian), löysyys (Finnish), löyhyys (Finnish), laxeso (Ido), liobairne (note: of skin) [feminine] (Irish), گوشكلك (gevşeklik) (Ottoman Turkish), gevşeklik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-looseness-en-noun-UYy2GFg5 Disambiguation of 'The property of being loose': 33 67 0
  3. Moral laxity; licentiousness.
    Sense id: en-looseness-en-noun-TSAIXWQc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 8 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 32 10 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 7 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 7 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 26 8 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 8 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 18 6 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 7 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 28 9 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 23 7 70

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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