slackness

Lack of tension

Slackness is the quality or state of being slack—loose, not taut, or lacking in effort and diligence.

A rope may have slackness if it isn't pulled tight.

More often the word describes negligence or laziness: The project failed due to slackness in oversight.

In Jamaican dancehall culture, slackness refers to sexually explicit or vulgar lyrical content, often contrasted with more conscious or roots-oriented music.

negligence

laxity

Lack of strictness

remissnessCulpable lack of care
derelictionAbandonment of duty
carelessnessInattention causing mistakes

inattention · oversight · heedlessness · inadvertence · irresponsibility · neglectfulness · omission · unmindfulness · disregard · nonchalance

laziness

indolence

Aversion to activity

slothDisinclination to exert oneself
lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
idlenessState of doing nothing

inertia · torpor · listlessness · languor · sluggishness · inactivity · procrastination · apathy · ennui · stagnation

looseness

limpness

State of lacking rigidity

flaccidityLack of firmness
floppinessLack of firmness
droopinessState of hanging limply

sagging · bagginess · give · play · wobbliness · softness · pliability · yielding · dangle · droop

leisure

downtime

Period of non-operation

relaxationState of being unwound
restCessation of activity
respiteShort pause from hardship

break · ease · lull · unwinding · chill · slowdown · off-time · repose

slackness

laxity

indolence

limpness

downtime

slackness

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