slackness
- noun
- /ˈslæk.nəs/
:
debilidad
- His mollycoddled youthfulness, his fragile slackness simply masked his tenacity and diligence.
Examples
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She relaxed against his chest, pleased, but found that her memory of his long bones and muscles, even his scent, didn't correspond with what she now felt, a slackness in his embrace.
Fiction book (2002) -
The slackness in his muscles after a long day at work was evident as he slumped into the chair.
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In the slackness of his skin, in his fallen, half-womanly face, she saw the way time breaks the body down.
Fiction book (1997) -
Judging by the slackness of his features and the expansiveness of his gestures, Gammage was a good ways along the road to being very drunk.
Fiction book (2002) -
There was a fatigue in her broad back, a slackness, like a whiff of stale urine around her hips, and a new angle of sorrow in the way her hands connected to her wrists.
Fiction book (1990) -
I examine him more carefully—his ponytail is grey and there is some slackness to the skin on his neck, but he looks less like a survivor than an aging hippie who has had one too many acid trips.
Fiction book (1994) -
After months of neglect, the slackness in the once firm fabric made the sofa uncomfortable to sit on.
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She felt the slackness in her energy levels after staying up late, making it hard to focus on her tasks.
Synonyms
133
1.4
Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act
30
1.4
A tendency to avoid work and use little energy
12
6.3
A feeling of tiredness and low energy
3
9.3
A feeling of being very tired and having little energy
3
8.3
A lack of strict rules or care that lets mistakes happen
1
6.8
Lack of care in following rules that causes problems
Feeling tired and weak
Not doing work or tasks when you should
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slackness comes from slack, which can mean 'weak' or 'slow'. So slackness can describe low energy or 'weakness' and a lack of activity.