Added 9 October 2026
looseness
/ˈluːsnəs/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about looseness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor.
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Freedom from restraint.
the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made
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A lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice.
misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression