Looseness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

freedom from restraint

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈuːsnəs/.

Examples

the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made
misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression
there was too much play in the steering wheel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissipation profligacy licentiousness diarrhea diarrhoea dissolution play looseness of the bowels

Antonyms

fixedness tightness

Parts of Speech

noun	frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
noun	freedom from restraint “the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made”
noun	a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice “misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression”
noun	the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
noun	movement or space for movement “there was too much play in the steering wheel”
noun	dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

Word Forms

diarrhetic	adjective	of or relating to diarrhea
diarrheal	adjective	of or relating to diarrhea
diarrhoetic	adjective	of or relating to diarrhea
diarrhoeal	adjective	of or relating to diarrhea
loose	adjective	emptying easily or excessively
play	verb	cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
dissipate	verb	live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
licentious	adjective	lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lockerheit

häufiger und wässriger Stuhlgang; kann ein Symptom einer Infektion, einer Lebensmittelvergiftung, einer Kolitis oder eines Magen-Darm-Tumors sein

🇫🇷French

relâchement

selles fréquentes et liquides; peut être le symptôme d’une infection, d’une intoxication alimentaire, d’une colite ou d’une tumeur gastro-intestinale

🇪🇸Spanish

flojedad

evacuaciones intestinales frecuentes y acuosas; puede ser un síntoma de infección o intoxicación alimentaria o colitis o un tumor gastrointestinal

🇮🇹Italian

scioltezza

movimenti intestinali frequenti e acquosi; può essere un sintomo di infezione o intossicazione alimentare o colite o tumore gastrointestinale

🇳🇱Dutch

losheid

frequente en waterige stoelgang; kan een symptoom zijn van een infectie of voedselvergiftiging, colitis of een maag-darmtumor

🇵🇹Portuguese

frouxidão

evacuações frequentes e aquosas; pode ser um sintoma de infecção ou intoxicação alimentar ou colite ou tumor gastrointestinal

🇷🇺Russian

рыхлость

частый и водянистый стул; может быть симптомом инфекции, пищевого отравления, колита или опухоли желудочно-кишечного тракта.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढील

बार-बार और पानी जैसा मल त्याग; यह संक्रमण या खाद्य विषाक्तता या कोलाइटिस या गैस्ट्रोइंटेस्टाइनल ट्यूमर का लक्षण हो सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শিথিলতা

ঘন ঘন এবং জলযুক্ত মলত্যাগ; সংক্রমণ বা খাদ্যে বিষক্রিয়া বা কোলাইটিস বা গ্যাস্ট্রোইনটেস্টাইনাল টিউমারের লক্ষণ হতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்வு

அடிக்கடி மற்றும் நீர் குடல் இயக்கங்கள்; தொற்று அல்லது உணவு விஷம் அல்லது பெருங்குடல் அழற்சி அல்லது இரைப்பை குடல் கட்டியின் அறிகுறியாக இருக்கலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశృంఖలత్వం

తరచుగా మరియు నీటి ప్రేగు కదలికలు; ఇన్ఫెక్షన్ లేదా ఫుడ్ పాయిజనింగ్ లేదా పెద్దప్రేగు శోథ లేదా జీర్ణశయాంతర కణితి యొక్క లక్షణం కావచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

ढिलेपणा

वारंवार आणि पाणचट आतड्याची हालचाल; संसर्ग किंवा अन्न विषबाधा किंवा कोलायटिस किंवा गॅस्ट्रोइंटेस्टाइनल ट्यूमरचे लक्षण असू शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢીલાપણું

વારંવાર અને પાણીયુક્ત આંતરડાની હિલચાલ; ચેપ અથવા ફૂડ પોઇઝનિંગ અથવા કોલાઇટિસ અથવા ગેસ્ટ્રોઇન્ટેસ્ટાઇનલ ગાંઠનું લક્ષણ હોઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಡಿಲತೆ

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನೀರಿನ ಕರುಳಿನ ಚಲನೆಗಳು; ಸೋಂಕು ಅಥವಾ ಆಹಾರ ವಿಷ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಲೈಟಿಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಜಠರಗರುಳಿನ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣವಾಗಿರಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയവ്

ഇടയ്ക്കിടെയുള്ളതും വെള്ളമുള്ളതുമായ മലവിസർജ്ജനം; അണുബാധയുടെ ലക്ഷണമോ ഭക്ഷ്യവിഷബാധയോ വൻകുടൽ പുണ്ണ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദഹനനാളത്തിൻ്റെ മുഴയോ ആകാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਿੱਲਾਪਨ

ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਅੰਤੜੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਹਰਕਤ; ਲਾਗ ਜਾਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਹਿਰ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਲਾਈਟਿਸ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਸਟਰੋਇੰਟੇਸਟਾਈਨਲ ਟਿਊਮਰ ਦਾ ਲੱਛਣ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈھیل

بار بار اور پانی دار آنتوں کی حرکت؛ انفیکشن یا فوڈ پوائزننگ یا کولائٹس یا معدے کی رسولی کی علامت ہو سکتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

松弛

频繁且呈水样排便；可能是感染、食物中毒、结肠炎或胃肠道肿瘤的症状

🇯🇵Japanese

緩み

頻繁で水っぽい排便。感染症、食中毒、大腸炎、胃腸腫瘍の症状である可能性があります

🇰🇷Korean

설사

빈번하고 물기가 많은 배변; 감염이나 식중독, 대장염, 위장 종양의 증상일 수 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỏng lẻo

đi tiêu thường xuyên và chảy nước; có thể là triệu chứng của nhiễm trùng hoặc ngộ độc thực phẩm hoặc viêm đại tràng hoặc khối u đường tiêu hóa

🇹🇭Thai

ความหลวม

การเคลื่อนไหวของลำไส้บ่อยและเป็นน้ำ อาจเป็นอาการของการติดเชื้อ อาหารเป็นพิษ หรือลำไส้อักเสบ หรือเนื้องอกในทางเดินอาหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelonggaran

buang air besar yang sering dan encer; bisa menjadi gejala infeksi atau keracunan makanan atau radang usus besar atau tumor saluran cerna

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkaluwag

madalas at matubig na pagdumi; ay maaaring sintomas ng impeksyon o pagkalason sa pagkain o colitis o isang gastrointestinal tumor

🇲🇾Malay

kelonggaran

pergerakan usus yang kerap dan berair; boleh menjadi gejala jangkitan atau keracunan makanan atau kolitis atau tumor gastrousus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رخاوة

حركات الأمعاء المتكررة والمائية. يمكن أن يكون من أعراض العدوى أو التسمم الغذائي أو التهاب القولون أو ورم في الجهاز الهضمي

🇮🇷Persian

شل بودن

حرکات مکرر و آبکی روده؛ می تواند نشانه عفونت یا مسمومیت غذایی یا کولیت یا تومور دستگاه گوارش باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

gevşeklik

sık ve sulu bağırsak hareketleri; enfeksiyon, gıda zehirlenmesi, kolit veya mide-bağırsak tümörü belirtisi olabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִפיוֹן

יציאות תכופות ומימיות; יכול להיות סימפטום של זיהום או הרעלת מזון או קוליטיס או גידול במערכת העיכול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'looseness'?

The primary meaning of 'looseness' is 'frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'looseness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'looseness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'looseness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'looseness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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