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Grammar : Noun
Spell : slak
Phonetic Transcription : slæk



Definition of slackness

Origin :
  • Old English slæcnes "slowness, remissness, laziness;" see slack (adj.) + -ness.
  • noun negligence
Example sentences :
  • I'll not have this levity and slackness, and talk about pictures and churches.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • Was there a hint of slackness in the jaw of this good-looking boy?
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • All this I heard, and more than ever chafed at the slackness of our laggard steeds.
  • Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • For this he had kept his body clean and his soul clean where all about him was sloth and slackness.
  • Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • There is no forced inertness in Utopia, no slackness, no boredom, no yawning.
  • Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
  • If they want story they may complain of slackness and deviations.
  • Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • In spite of his slackness—in spite of his indolence—he could be relied on to keep his word.
  • Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting
  • She loves you as I do; she has been berating me for indifference and slackness in the cause.
  • Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol
  • I had long been under reproach for my slackness in this matter.
  • Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett
  • I am not afraid nor out of heart, nor is there any slackness in me.
  • Extract from : « The Iliad » by Homer

Synonyms for slackness

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