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- [loos]
- /lus/
- /ˈluːs.nəs/
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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Matching words
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