LOOSENESS, noun loos'ness. 1. The state of being loose or relaxed; a state opposite to that of being tight, fast, fixed or compact; as the looseness of a cord; the looseness of a robe; the looseness of the skin; the looseness of earth, or of the texture of cloth. 2. The state opposite to rigor or rigidness; laxity; levity; as looseness of morals or of principles. 3. Irregularity; habitual deviation from strict rules; as looseness of life. 4. Habitual lewdness; unchastity. 5. Flux from the bowels; diarrhaea.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI