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- [loos]
- /lus/
- /luːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loos]
- /lus/
Definitions of loosed word
- adjective loosed free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 1
- adjective loosed free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 1
- adjective loosed uncombined, as a chemical element. 1
- adjective loosed not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. 1
- adjective loosed not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms. 1
- adjective loosed available for disposal; unused; unappropriated: loose funds. 1
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Origin of loosed
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (adj.) Middle English los, loos < Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (v.) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Loosed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loosed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
loosed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loosed
adjective loosed
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- cleared — Simple past tense and past participle of clear.
- limped — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- fasted — Simple past tense and past participle of fast.
verb loosed
- absolved — Simple past tense and past participle of absolve.
- unfixed — to render no longer fixed; unfasten; detach; loosen; free.
- unbound — simple past tense and past participle of unbind.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- relaxed — being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety: in a relaxed mood.
Antonyms for loosed
adjective loosed
verb loosed
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- interfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interface.
- purled — the action or sound of purling.
- held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
- leashed — a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
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