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    looseness
    [ˈlo͞osnəs]
    definition
    1. noun form of loose
    loose
    [lo͞os]
    adjective
    loose (adjective) · looser (comparative adjective) · loosest (superlative adjective)
    1. not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:
      "a loose tooth" · "the truck's trailer came loose"
      • not held or tied together; not packaged or placed in a container:
        "wear your hair loose" · "pockets bulging with loose change"
      • (of a person or animal) free from confinement; not bound or tethered:
        "the bull was loose with cattle in the field" · "the tethered horses broke loose"
      • (of feces) containing excessive liquid:
        "many patients report loose bowel movements"
      • (of the ball or puck in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
    2. (of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely:
      "she slipped into a loose T-shirt and shorts"
    3. not close or compact in structure:
      "a loose weave"
      • not rigidly organized:
        "a loose federation of political groups"
      • relaxed; physically slack:
        "she swung back into her easy, loose stride"
    4. not strict or exact:
      "a loose interpretation"
      • careless and indiscreet in what is said:
        "there is too much loose talk about the situation"
    5. dated
      derogatory
      engaging in casual sexual encounters or relationships:
      "she ran the risk of being called a loose woman"
    verb
    loose (verb) · looses (third person present) · loosed (past tense) · loosed (past participle) · loosing (present participle)
    1. set free; release:
      "the hounds have been loosed"
      • untie; unfasten:
        "the ropes were loosed"
      • relax (one's grip):
        "he loosed his grip suddenly"
    Origin
    Middle English loos ‘free from bonds’, from Old Norse lauss, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German los.
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    adjective
    1. not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:
      insecure
      unsecured
      unattached
      detached
      unfastened
      wobbly
      rickety
      unsteady
      movable
      not fixed in place
      not secure
      Opposite:
      secure
      tight
    2. (of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely:
      baggy
      loose-fitting
      slack
      roomy
      boyfriend
      oversized
      shapeless
      bagging
      lax
      hanging
      sagging
      sloppy
      slouchy
      easy-fitting
      generously cut
      Opposite:
      tight
    3. not strict or exact:
      vague
      indefinite
      inexact
      imprecise
      ill-defined
      broad
      general
      rough
      nonspecific
      inexplicit
      liberal
      unrigorous
      unmeticulous
      Opposite:
      literal
      narrow
      verb
      1. set free; release:
        free
        unloose
        release
        liberate
        untie
        unchain
        unfetter
        untether
        unfasten
        unleash
        unclick
        set free
        turn loose
        set loose
        let loose
        let go
        unpen
        Opposite:
        confine
       

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