See if that nut has too much looseness and tighten it if it does.
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Looseness
//ˈluːsnəs//
Synonyms for "looseness" (169 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (51)
failurefamiliarityflabbinessflaccidityflaccidnessfloppinessfogginessfolksinessfrowzinessfrumpishnessfuzzinessgeneralitygraciousnessgrubbinesshazinesshomelinesshomeynessill-definednessimpotenceimprecision
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impurityinaccuracyinaccuratenessinadvertenceinadvertencyinattentioninchoatenessincoherenceincorrectnessindecisivenessindefinablenessindefinitenessindeterminatenessindifferenceindistinctnessinexactitudeinexactnessinformalityinformalnessirregularitylacheslaissez fairelaissez-fairelapselaxationlaxitylaxnessleniencylicenselightness
Noun(1 words)
Related words (84)
limpnessloose moralslooseningmessinessmistinessnaturalnessneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonfeasancenoninterferencenonperformancenonrestrictionobscurationobscurityoffhandednessomissionoverindulgenceoverlookingoverpermissiveness
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oversightpermissivenessplainnesspoor stewardshippredictable errorprobable errorprocrastinationprofligacypromiscuityrelaxationrelaxednessremissnessribaldryricketinessrubberinessseedinessshabbinessshakinessshapelessnessshoddinesssimplicityslackslacknessslatternlinesssleeping aroundslightslipshodnesssloppinessslovenlinessslovenrysluttishnesssociabilitysoftnesssordidnesssqualidnesssqualorstandard deviationsweepingnessswingingtackinesstawdrinesstoleranceunaffectednessunceremoniousnessunclearnessunconstrainednessunconstraintunconventionalityuncorrectnessunfactualnessunneatnessunprecisenessunpretentiousnessunrestraintunrigorousnessuntidinessvaguenesswantonnesswaywardnessweaknesswhorishness
Noun(3 words)
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10 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Estonian
1 entries- kobedus noun (The property of being loose)
Finnish
2 entries- löyhyys noun (The property of being loose)
- löysyys noun (The property of being loose)
Ido
1 entries- laxeso noun (The property of being loose)
Irish
1 entries- liobairne noun (The property of being loose)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- گوشكلك noun (The property of being loose)
Turkish
1 entries- gevşeklik noun (The property of being loose)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Yet goodly court he made still to his Dame, / Pourd out in loosnesse on the grassy grownd [...].
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