Slackness: alternatives and connections

The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either f…

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A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; deb…

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The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.

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The state of being lax; laxity.

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Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.

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Quality or state of being remiss.

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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