Engelsk navneord: looseness |
1. | looseness (om tilstand) frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | symptom |
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| Mere specifikke termer | Montezuma's revenge, the shits, the trots |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | dysentery |
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2. | looseness (om egenskab) freedom from restraint |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | unrestraint |
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3. | looseness (om egenskab) a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | inaccuracy |
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4. | looseness (om egenskab) the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | movability, movableness |
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| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | fixity, fastness, fixedness, secureness, fixture |
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5. | looseness (om egenskab) movement or space for movement |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There was too much play in the steering wheel.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | play |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | movability, movableness |
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| Mere specifikke termer | slack, slackness, wiggliness |
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| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | tautness, tightness |
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6. | looseness (om handling) dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, profligacy |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence |
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