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looseness

loose
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loos]
    • /lus/
    • /ˈluːs.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loos]
    • /lus/

Definitions of looseness word

  • adjective looseness free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 1
  • adjective looseness free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 1
  • adjective looseness uncombined, as a chemical element. 1
  • adjective looseness not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. 1
  • adjective looseness not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms. 1
  • adjective looseness available for disposal; unused; unappropriated: loose funds. 1

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Origin of looseness

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 Looseness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

looseness 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.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

looseness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for looseness

noun looseness

  • atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
  • degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
  • infamy — extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy.
  • impurity — the quality or state of being impure.
  • profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.

Antonyms for looseness

noun looseness

  • goodness — the state or quality of being good.
  • morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
  • virtue — moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
  • decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.

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