The Clue
Laxity (9 letter answer)
The Answer
LOOSENESS
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Notes
The answer LOOSENESS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
LOOSENESS as a noun:
1. (diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness) = frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
2. freedom from restraint; "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made"
3. a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression"
4. the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
5. (looseness, play) = movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
6. (profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness) = dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure