looseness

noun

1. 1

   dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

2. 2

   movement or space for movement

   there was too much play in the steering wheel

3. 3

   the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints

4. 4

   a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice

   misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression

5. 5

   freedom from restraint

   the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made

6. 6

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