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Meaning of looseness

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  looseness
      n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of
           infection or food poisoning or colitis or a
           gastrointestinal tumor [syn: {diarrhea}, {diarrhoea},
           {looseness of the bowels}, {looseness}]
      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 [ant: {fastness}, {fixedness},
         {fixity}, {fixture}, {secureness}]
      5: movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in
         the steering wheel" [syn: {looseness}, {play}] [ant:
         {tautness}, {tightness}]
      6: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy},
         {dissipation}, {dissolution}, {licentiousness}, {looseness}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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