Definition of loosest in English

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loosest, adjective, superlative of loose.

WordNet

Adjective loose, looser, loosest
loose - not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
		compact closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
		light characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
		unfirm, shifting not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"
		silty full of silt; "silty soil"
loose - not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
		tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
		lax emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
		baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
loose - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
		slack
		lax emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
loose - (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
		uncontrolled not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
loose - not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
loose - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
		open
loose - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
		easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
		unchaste not chaste; "unchaste conduct"
loose - emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
		lax
		unconstipated, regular not constipated
loose - not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
		unaffixed
loose - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
		idle
		irresponsible showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"
loose - not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
		free, liberal
		inexact not exact
loose - having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
		at large, escaped, on the loose
loose - not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
		informal
Adverb
loose - without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
		free

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Wiktionary

loose (Noun)
The release of an arrow.
loose (Noun)
A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
loose (Verb)
To let loose, to free from restraints.
loose (Verb)
To unfasten, to loosen.
loose (Verb)
To make less tight, to loosen.
loose (Verb)
Of a grip or hold, to let go .
loose (Verb)
To shoot.
loose (Verb)
To set sail .
loose (Adjective)
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
loose (Adjective)
Not held or packaged together.
loose (Adjective)
Not under control.
loose (Adjective)
Not fitting closely.
loose (Adjective)
Not compact.
loose (Adjective)
Relaxed.
loose (Adjective)
Indiscreet.
loose (Adjective)
Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
loose (Adjective)
Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

loose (superl.)
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
loose (superl.)
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of.
loose (superl.)
Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
loose (superl.)
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
loose (superl.)
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
loose (superl.)
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
loose (superl.)
Unconnected; rambling.
loose (superl.)
Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
loose (superl.)
Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
loose (superl.)
Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
loose (n.)
Freedom from restraint.
loose (n.)
A letting go; discharge.
loose (a.)
To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
loose (a.)
To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
loose (a.)
To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
loose (a.)
To solve; to interpret.
loose (v. i.)
To set sail.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

loose
To make less tight.
loose
To give freedom; to release from confinement or restraint.
loose
To make undone or untied; to free from any fastening.
loose
Displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure.
loose
Expressed in an unclear fashion.
loose
Not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined.
loose
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.
loose
(For a garment) Not tight or close.
loose
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded.
loose
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
loose
Not held or packaged together.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

loose
lōōs, adj. slack, free: unbound: not confined: not compact: indefinite: vague: not strict: unrestrained: lax in principle: licentious: inattentive.—adj. Loose′-bod′ied, flowing.—n. Loose′-kir′tle, a wanton.—adv. Loose′ly.—ns. Loos′ener, a laxative; Loose′ness, the state of being loose: diarrhœa.—Loose box, a part of a stable where horses are kept untied.—Break loose, to escape from confinement; Give a loose to, to give free vent to; Let loose, to set at liberty. [A.S. leás, loose; from the same root as loose (v.t.) and lose, seen also in Goth. laus, Ger. los; more prob. due to Ice. lauss.]
loose
lōōs, v.t. to free from any fastening: to release: to relax: (Spens.) to solve.—v.i. (B.) to set sail.—v.t. Loos′en, to make loose: to relax anything tied or rigid: to make less dense; to open, as the bowels.—v.i. to become loose: to become less tight. [A.S. lósian; Ger. lösen, Goth. lausjan, to loose.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

loose
To unfurl or cast loose any sail, in order to its being set, or dried after rain.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

loose
Not close or compact. “With horse and chariots ranked in loose array.”

Wikipedia

album
"Loose" is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, was released 9 June, 2006. It is her most successful album selling more than 8 million copis worldwide. The Hip-Hop producer Timbaland helped Furtado recording this CD. It featured many hits including the U.S number-one singles "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right" and the european hit "All Good Things (Come to an End)".