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Meanings of looseness in English

Portuguese
diarréia
Catalan
diarrea
Wikidata

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

        diarréia
        Portuguese
        devassidão
        Catalan
        llibertinatge

        Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

            devassidão
            Catalan
            soltesa
            Spanish
            amplitud

            Movement or space for movement.

                soltesa

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

                      Usage of looseness in English
                      1
                      Normand, by contrast, had an on-screen looseness that still feels strikingly modern.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      She wondered at his words, their rambling nature; their looseness in this moment.
                      Forge of Darkness
                      3
                      There was some looseness and some great opportunities, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      And the looseness on which you comment, recollect, is all in your favor.
                      Princess
                      5
                      He died nine days ago, of a looseness of the bowels.
                      A Dance with Dragons
                      6
                      Against them we are constrained to bring the charge of looseness in thought.
                      The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth?
                      7
                      Its looseness, structurally speaking, is what began to really draw me to it.
                      The Irish Times
                      8
                      They were scandalized at the looseness and irregularity of his character and manners.
                      History of King Charles the Second of England
                      9
                      When this discontent arose, the looseness of the organization was fatal.
                      The Communistic Societies of the United States / From Personal V...
                      10
                      Humanism proceeds immediately to refine upon the looseness of these epithets.
                      The Meaning of Truth
                      11
                      By the word lightness one does not mean colour or weight, but looseness.
                      The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
                      12
                      Some looseness of diction I have taken liberty to advert to.
                      The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 / Letters 1821-184...
                      13
                      As the torque levels increased, the looseness degrees of joint connection increased correspondingly.
                      Pubmed
                      14
                      People think I am-butit's merely the looseness of these clothes.
                      The Market-Place
                      15
                      This is the result of the luxury and the looseness of the age!
                      The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
                      16
                      But there's a kind of looseness on the scalp that makes me uneasy.
                      East of eden
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                      Translations for looseness
                      Spanish
                      amplitud
                      Looseness through the time
                      Looseness across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common