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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSlackness
/ˈslæk.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being loose, lax, or not tightly stretched.
"The sailor took up the slackness in the mooring line before the storm hit." - 2
A lack of effort, discipline, or activity; sluggishness or negligence.
"The manager warned the team that any further slackness would result in missed project deadlines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English adjective 'slæc', meaning loose, slow, or inactive, combined with the Germanic nominal suffix '-nes' denoting a state or condition. Historically evolving from physical looseness in ropes or fabric, the term expanded over centuries to describe behavioral sluggishness, negligence, or a general lack of rigor and discipline.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slackness" is said worldwide
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relâchement
Transliteration: /ʁə.lɑʃ.mɑ̃/
"Le relâchement dans la discipline a causé des retards."
Nachlässigkeit
Transliteration: /ˈnaːxˌlɛsɪçkaɪt/
"Eine gewisse Nachlässigkeit am Arbeitsplatz kann gefährlich sein."
lassismo
Transliteration: /lasˈsiːz.mo/
"Il suo lassismo ha compromesso il successo del progetto."
desidia
Transliteration: /deˈsi.ðja/
"La desidia del equipo retrasó la entrega final."
negligência
Transliteration: /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
"A negligência na supervisão causou o erro."
लापरवाही
Transliteration: laparwahi
"काम में लापरवाही के कारण कंपनी को नुकसान हुआ।"
松懈
Transliteration: sōngxiè
"我们决不能在关键时刻有任何松懈。"
태만
Transliteration: taeman
"업무 태만은 엄격하게 처벌됩니다."
弛み
Transliteration: tarumi
"気の弛みがミスを引き起こした。"
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