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James Belushi

Meaning of "looseness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOSENESS

looseness  [ˈluːsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOSENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Looseness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOOSENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of looseness in the English dictionary

The first definition of looseness in the dictionary is bagginess; roominess. Other definition of looseness is lack of rigidity. Looseness is also lack of firmness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOOSENESS


abstruseness
æbˈstruːsnɪs
biliousness
ˈbɪlɪəsnɪs
closeness
ˈkləʊsnɪs
coarseness
ˈkɔːsnɪs
conciseness
kənˈsaɪsnɪs
deviousness
ˈdiːvɪəsnɪs
diffuseness
dɪˈfjuːsnɪs
helplessness
ˈhɛlpləsnɪs
hoarseness
ˈhɔːsnɪs
homelessness
ˈhəʊmlɪsnɪs
hopelessness
ˈhəʊpləsnɪs
nervousness
ˈnɜːvəsnɪs
obeseness
əʊˈbiːsnɪs
obtuseness
əbˈtjuːsnɪs
perverseness
pəˈvɜːsnɪs
restlessness
ˈrɛstləsnɪs
righteousness
ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
seriousness
ˈsɪərɪəsnɪs
spruceness
ˈspruːsnɪs
terseness
ˈtɜːsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOSENESS

loose metal
loose order
loose scrum
loose smut
loose-fitting
loose-jointed
loose-jointedness
loose-leaf
loose-leaf binder
loose-leafed
loose-limbed
loose-tongued
loose-weave
loosebox
loosely
loosely-knit
loosen
loosener
loosening
loosestrife

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOSENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of looseness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «looseness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOSENESS

Find out the translation of looseness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of looseness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «looseness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

松动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flojedad
570 millions of speakers

English

looseness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رخاوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раскованность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frouxidão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চরিত্রহীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

relâchement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelonggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lockerheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緩み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느슨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Looseness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự long ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

looseness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढीग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gevşeklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rilassatezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкутість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slăbire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλαρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

losheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

löshet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of looseness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOSENESS»

The term «looseness» is regularly used and occupies the 88.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOSENESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about looseness

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5 QUOTES WITH «LOOSENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word looseness.
1
James Belushi
Yeah, Vegas is the number one place to go. Vegas is Sin City. It really gives you a feeling of looseness and anything can go.
2
John Calvin
I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.
3
Michael Goldenberg
In my own life, when I was most inspired by a teacher, it always involved a real dialogue, a looseness and a real caring and compassion. It was not without rigor, not without discipline, not without standards, but all that was done out of love.
4
Roberta Smith
A certain rough-around-the-edges improvisational looseness - a sense of something coming together before your eyes, or not quite - may be one of the things that distinguishes performance art from theater.
5
Conrad Veidt
I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOSENESS»

Discover the use of looseness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to looseness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Practical Machinery Vibration Analysis and Predictive ...
Mechanical looseness If we consider any rotating machine, mechanical looseness can occur at three locations: 1. Internal assembly looseness 2. Looseness at machine to base plate interface 3. Structure looseness. Internal assembly ...
Cornelius Scheffer, Paresh Girdhar, 2004
2
A Form Foredoomed to Looseness": Henry James's Preoccupation ...
This book examines critical prose written by Henry James and a representative group of American and British novelists and critics of his era in order to reveal a subtextual debate about the gender of fiction.
Cecile Mazzucco-Than, 2002
3
Creativity: A Handbook for Teachers
In these cultures, heterogeneity of goals is possible; and resources are potentially evenly accessible. “Loose” cultures, therefore, encourage, creativity. At very high levels of looseness, it likely results cultural disorganization or dissolution.
‎2007
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Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Stramonium (Hg) Looseness Abdomen. — Constant feeling as of emptiness and looseness in the abdomen, with sensation as if the intestines were hanging down . Psorinum (Hg) Looseness Brain. — Sensation as of looseness of the brain.
James William Ward, 1985
5
Attack Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Protection
Their intention is sincere, since extreme looseness does protect you from hard impacts. Unfortunately, it can also leave you in a position where you can't get out of your own way to deliver a counterattack. The problem is that extreme looseness ...
John Perkins, Al Ridenhour, Matt Kovsky, 2009
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Vibration Fundamentals
Figure 15.4 Horizontal looseness creates first and second harmonics. Horizontal mechanical looseness generates a combination of first (1×) and second (2×) harmonic vibrations. Since the energy source is the machine's rotating shaft, the ...
R. Keith Mobley, 1999
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The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End ...
Purging the Cure of itself ; or that the Looseness went off by going to stool for a few Days : But he advises Physicians to take care that the Looseness does not run longer than seven Days, and that it is noc attended with a Fever ; for in that cafe ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), John Lowthorp, Henry Jones, 1734
8
The Homoeopathic Domestic Medicine
Bowels, pain and looseness in typhus, 102 looseness of the, after measles, 166 looseness of the, after small-pox, 174 stoppage of, confinement of, 241 looseness of the, alternating with costiveness, 245 muscular inertness of the, causing ...
Joseph Laurie, Robert J. McClatchey, 1871
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Philosophical Transactions and Collections: Abridged and ...
Purging the Curt of itself j or thac the Looseness went off by going to stool fur a few Days : But he advises Physicians to take care that the Looseness does not run longer than seven Days, and that it is not attended with a Fever ; for in that case ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), 1734
10
The philosophical transactions (from the year 1720 to the ...
But if we turn these Engines of Vomiting, Purging, and Binding, upon the other general Cause of a Looseness, they cither fall very short, or like a little Water thrown upon a great Fire, they rather inflame than extinguish it. Hippocrates * indeed ...
REID, 1733

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOSENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term looseness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eli Roth's Snapchat Murder Mystery: People Have Guessed the …
The results weren't always polished, but Roth argues that looseness was the point. “Part of the fun is the rawness of it,” said Roth. “Everybody ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Karlovy Vary Interview: Director Ryan Fleck Talks 'Missis | The Playlist
The film does have a looseness to it that comes from you as directors giving the actors space to find their own rhythms -- that's a very unusual ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
3
Hampshire vs Durham day two: Gordon Muchall shows why letting …
... their own looseness – the former cross-batted slapping the ball straight to Arshad at mid-off, the latter well taken by Paul Collingwood at slip. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
4
Cleveland Indians walk their way to the Ohio Cup
There's just no looseness, no joy in their play. Despite the infusion of Lindor and Urshela the team demeanor is like Dick Cheney on Meet the ... «Waiting For Next Year, Jul 15»
5
Ashes 2015: England thrashed by 405 runs at Lord's as Australia …
Adam Lyth, in his second innings, played a little straighter and left the ball a little more discerningly, but is he learning to curb his looseness fast ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Alex Hutton Trio: Magna Carta Suite review – happy hybrid
... manner, with much attention to tone and texture. But at the same time there's an impetus and looseness to the performance that is pure jazz. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
In the Spotlight | From Ashes To New - PLAYBACK:stl
Fusing a hardcore-yet-melodic sound with the looseness of rap, vocalists Brandyberry and Chris Musser sound off each other like old pros. «Play by Play, Jul 15»
8
Keeping kids safe for football season
... the tape measure going around the head, they see the coaches putting it on there, checking for looseness. They get to try all of their stuff on”. «WTHITV.com, Jul 15»
9
Cubs bullpen in flux with Soriano looming, Strop struggling
“I think for now, early, it's great,” Archer said, “because you need the looseness. Guys who had been around longer and had seen the same ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
10
Second coming of Schwarber not enough to lift Cubs from doldrums
“I think for now, early, it's great,” Archer said, “because you need the looseness. Guys who had been around longer and had seen the same ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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