looseness, n.
(loosenesses)
(loosenesses)
dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
<noun.act>
dissipation dissolution licentiousness looseness profligacy
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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movement or space for movement
<noun.attribute>
looseness play
sample sentences
"there was too much play in the steering wheel"
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the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
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looseness
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a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice
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looseness
sample sentences
"misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
freedom from restraint
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looseness
sample sentences
"the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
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frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
diarrhea diarrhoea looseness looseness of the bowels
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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