NOUN | attribute | slackness, inanition, lassitude, lethargy | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
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attribute | slackness, slack | the quality of being loose (not taut) | |
attribute | slackness, laxness, laxity, remissness | the quality of being lax and neglectful |
Sounds | slae'knahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy. | |
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Synonyms | inanition, lassitude, lethargy | |
Broader | weakness | The property of lacking physical or mental strength |
Spanish | inanición, lasitud, letargo | |
Catalan | letargia |
Meaning | The quality of being loose (not taut). | |
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Example | "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" | |
Synonym | slack | |
Broader | looseness, play | movement or space for movement |
Spanish | flojedad | |
Catalan | fluixedat, fluixesa | |
Adjectives | slack | not tense or taut |
Meaning | The quality of being lax and neglectful. | |
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Synonyms | laxness, laxity, remissness | |
Broader | negligence, neglect, neglectfulness | The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern |
Spanish | descuido, laxitud | |
Catalan | descurança, laxitud | |
Adjectives | slack | lacking in rigor or strictness |
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