looseness meaning and definition

LOOSENESS noun

Definition of looseness (noun)

1. frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
   • synonyms: diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels
2. freedom from restraint
   • "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
3. a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice
   • "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
4. the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
   • antonym: fastness
5. movement or space for movement
   • "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
   • synonyms: play
   • antonym: tautness
6. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
   • synonyms: dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, profligacy