looseness in WordNet English dictionary

1. frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
   diarrhea  diarrhoea  looseness of the bowels  looseness 
   
2. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
   profligacy  dissipation  dissolution  licentiousness  looseness 
   
3. movement or space for movement
   "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
   looseness  play 
   
4. a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice
   "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
   looseness 
   
5. freedom from restraint
   "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
   looseness 
   
6. the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
   looseness