Slackness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character or state of being slack, in any sense.
  • noun. A tendency of a vessel under sail to fall off or away from the direction of the wind when the helm is amidships: opposed to ardency.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being slack.
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  • noun. The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
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  • noun. the quality of being loose (not taut)
  • noun. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
  • noun. the quality of being lax and neglectful
    • Word Usage
    "Ranks 'distinctive, booming growl of a voice earned him many imitators, and his sex-obsessed lyrics - while drawing criticism for their unrelenting "slackness" - made him one of dancehall's hottest sex symbols."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    looseness  neglect  neglectfulness  negligence  play  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    blackness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apathy  callousness  carelessness  cowardice  effeminacy  
    verb-stem
    slack  
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