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looseness

noun

dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
L
Ends with
S
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈluːsnəs

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noun

  1. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

noun

  1. movement or space for movement

    “there was too much play in the steering wheel”

noun

  1. the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints

noun

  1. a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice

    “misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression”

noun

  1. freedom from restraint

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

noun

  1. frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

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Example Sentences

there was too much play in the steering wheel
misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression
the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made

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