slackness

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slackness

/ˈslæknəs/ US

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From Middle English slacnesse, slakenes, slaknesse; equivalent to slack + -ness. Compare Old English slæcnes.

noun slacknesses

uncountable, usually The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
uncountable, usually Vulgarity in West Indian culture.
uncountable, usually A subgenre of dancehall music with sexual lyrics.

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noun state of being slack

हिन्दी	शिथिलता śithiltā
Deutsch	Schlaffheit

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@misc{slackness_2026,
  title = {slackness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slackness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}