Unscramble loosenesses

Definition of looseness

noun:

• 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.
• freedom from restraint; "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made".
• a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression".
• the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints. Antonyms: fixedness.
• movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel". Synonyms: play. Antonyms: tightness.
• dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. Synonyms: dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, profligacy.

verb:

• make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope". Synonyms: loose, loosen. Antonyms: stiffen.
• make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught". Synonyms: loosen, relax.
• become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived". Synonyms: loosen, relax.
• disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool". Synonyms: loosen, tease, tease apart.
• cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace", "untie the knot", "loosen the necktie". Synonyms: loosen, undo, untie.
• make less dense; "loosen the soil". Synonyms: loosen.
• become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened", "the rope relaxed". Synonyms: loose, loosen, relax. Antonyms: stiffen.

Related words

fluff, relax, remit, ruffle, scarify, slack, slacken, slackness, unbend, unscrew, wiggliness.