Idioms for loose
Origin of loose
1175–1225; (adj.) Middle English
los, loos < Old Norse
lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English
lēas (see
-less), Dutch, German
los loose, free; (v.) Middle English
leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adj.
OTHER WORDS FROM loose
Words nearby loose
loophole frame,
looping,
looping mill,
loopy,
loos,
loose,
loose cannon,
loose change,
loose cover,
loose end,
loose ends
Example sentences from the Web for looseness
British Dictionary definitions for looseness
Derived forms of loose
loosely, adverb looseness, nounWord Origin for loose
C13 (in the sense: not bound): from Old Norse
lauss free; related to Old English
lēas free from,
-less
Idioms and Phrases with looseness
loose