1. The quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
   "The looseness of his tie gave him a casual appearance"
    
2. Movement or space for movement
   "The looseness in the joint caused the squeaking sound";
   - play
    
3. Freedom from restraint
   "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
    
4. A lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice
   "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
    
5. Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection, food poisoning, colitis, or a gastrointestinal tumour
   "She experienced severe looseness of the bowels after eating contaminated food";
   - diarrhea [N. Amer], diarrhoea [Brit, Cdn], looseness of the bowels
    
6. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
   "The looseness of behaviour at the party shocked some guests";
   - profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness

Type of: inaccuracy, intemperance, intemperateness, movability, movableness, self-indulgence, symptom, unrestraint

Antonym: fixedness, tautness

Part of: dysentery