looseness
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈluːs.nəs/
- The looseness of the rules allowed participants to express their creativity freely.
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Watch on YouTubeTo do that, you have got to have a looseness of perspective.
- To do that, you have got to have a looseness of perspective.
- Her ease on stage and her looseness was something that I had to learn because I was such a choreographed dancer.
- So when I say looseness, it means not a necessity, a pejorative, but a description of the range of work that he did.
- It was that kind of looseness about being president is just rare, you know.
- Now, when we were looking through Aliexpress, there are a large number of intellectual property looseness.
Examples
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He had no idea why looseness and flexibility were desirable for what lay ahead, but he felt the need just the same.
Fiction book (1991) -
Although one of the strongest students and an advocate of moving towards a greater emphasis on cultural critique in American studies, she recently wrote, "this programme always gives me a feeling of looseness."
Academic text (1996) -
The looseness of these items as research questions is appropriate.
Academic text (2014) -
To do that, you have got to have a looseness of perspective.
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The less developed countries were disappointed with the looseness of this resolution.
Academic text (1992) -
It was that kind of looseness about being president is just rare, you know.
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This looseness has led many to regard the doctrine as essentially spent, though lower courts and scholars routinely attempt to bring new life to the idea. (52)
Academic text (2018) -
The looseness and spontaneity of these reactions speak to a growing energy without an effective outlet, suggesting that progressives need to think about how to better support grassroots organizing, encourage experimentation with new forms of organizing, and create a connected but independent network of diverse organizations and campaigns chipping away at the powers that be.
Blog text (2) -
Critics pointed out the looseness of the arguments presented in the debate, highlighting their lack of rigor.
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In scientific writing, it is important to strike a balance between coherence and the necessary looseness of ideas.
Synonyms
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6.5
A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement
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8.3
A lack of strict rules or care that lets mistakes happen
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8.6
A lack of exactness or accuracy
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6.8
Lack of care in following rules that causes problems
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4.9
A state when something is loose rather than tight
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7.4
A lack of firmness that makes rules or decisions unclear
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7.9
Not being exact causes mistakes
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6.0
Lack of clear rules or limits that causes confusion
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9.9
Not being strict about rules or what is right and wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.8
Frequent watery bowel movements that happen when you are ill
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Looseness is built from loose (from an old German word for 'free' or 'not tight') and the suffix -ness. By the image of something 'not tight', looseness can mean a lack of strictness or precision, which is why it describes careless or vague methods.