Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, April 26th, 2025
Saturday in Easter Week
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Loose

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Loos
Next Entry
Loosed
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(1):

(superl.) Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; - with from or of.

(2):

(superl.) Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.

(3):

(superl.) Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

(4):

(superl.) Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.

(5):

(superl.) Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.

(6):

(superl.) Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.

(7):

(superl.) Unconnected; rambling.

(8):

(superl.) Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.

(9):

(superl.) Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.

(10):

(superl.) Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.

(11):

(n.) Freedom from restraint.

(12):

(n.) A letting go; discharge.

(13):

(a.) To solve; to interpret.

(14):

(v. i.) To set sail.

(15):

(a.) To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.

(16):

(a.) To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.

(17):

(a.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Loose'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/loose.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile