looseness

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Noun looseness has 1 sense

looseness, play - movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
--₁ is a kind of movability, movableness
Antonyms: tightness, tautness
--₁ has particulars: wiggliness; slack, slackness

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Looseness

Description:

Looseness refers to the quality or state of being not tight or firmly fixed. It can be used to describe physical objects, as well as non-physical concepts such as behavior or language.

Sample Sentences:

The screw's looseness caused the furniture to wobble.
She felt a sense of looseness in her muscles after the yoga class.
His looseness with money caused him to always be in debt.
The politician was criticized for the looseness of his statements, often contradicting himself.
I need to adjust the bike chain's looseness to ensure a smooth ride.

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