slackness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
    inanition; lethargy; lassitude.
  2. noun the quality of being loose (not taut)
    slack.
    • he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
  3. noun the quality of being lax and neglectful
    laxness; remissness; laxity.

WordNet


Slack"ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being slack.

Webster 1913