English Explanatory Dictionary

slackness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
  2. Vulgarity in West Indian culture.
  3. A subgenre of dancehall music with sexual lyrics.

Pronunciation

/ˈslæknəs/

Word forms

slackness slacknesses

Etymology

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

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