In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LOOSENESS
profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness
(noun) dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
looseness, play
(noun) movement or space for movement; “there was too much play in the steering wheel”
looseness
(noun) the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
looseness
(noun) a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; “misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression”
looseness
(noun) freedom from restraint; “the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made”
diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness
(noun) frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
looseness (plural loosenesses)
The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut.
A relaxed state regarding principles or accuracy.
Moral laxity; licentiousness.
Anagrams
• nooseless
Source: Wiktionary
Loose"ness, n.
Definition: The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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