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loose
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *l?- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
- enPR: lo?os, IPA(key): /lu?s/
- Rhymes: -u?s
Verb
loose (third-person singular simple present looses, present participle loosing, simple past and past participle loosed)
- (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
- (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
- (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
- (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
- (archery) To shoot (an arrow).
- (obsolete) To set sail.
- 1611: King James Bible, Acts 13:13
- Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
- 1611: King James Bible, Acts 13:13
- (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
- he had red her riddle, which no wight
Could ever loose
- he had red her riddle, which no wight
Synonyms
- (let loose): free, release
- (unfasten): loosen, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie
- (make less tight): loosen, relax, slacken
- (of grip or hold): let go, release
- (archery): fire, shoot
Antonyms
- (let loose): bind, constrain
- (unfasten): bind, fasten, tie
- (make less tight): tighten
- (of grip or hold): tighten
- (archery): fast
Derived terms
- loose off
Translations
Adjective
loose (comparative looser, superlative loosest)
- Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
- Not held or packaged together.
- Not under control.
- Not fitting closely
- Not compact.
- Relaxed.
- Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
- 1858, William Whewell, The history of scientific ideas
- The comparison employed […] must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation.
- 1858, William Whewell, The history of scientific ideas
- Indiscreet.
- (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- In all these he was much and deeply read; / But not a page of any thing that's loose, / Or hints continuation of the species, / Was ever suffer'd, lest he should grow vicious.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
- (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
- Coordinate terms: stacked, solid
Synonyms
- (not fixed in place tightly or firmly): unfastened, unsecured; see also Thesaurus:loose
- (not held or packaged together): separate, unpackaged
- (not bound or tethered or leashed): free, untethered
- (not fitting closely): baggy; see also Thesaurus:loose-fitting
- (not compact): diffuse, spaced out; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
- (relaxed): loose-limbed, relaxed; see also Thesaurus:carefree
- (indiscreet): indiscreet
- (promiscuous): polygamous, promiscuous, slutty, tarty, whorish; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
Antonyms
- (not fixed in place tightly or firmly): firm, tight; see also Thesaurus:tight
- (not held or packaged together): packaged
- (not bound or tethered or leashed): bound, leashed, tethered, tied, tied up
- (not fitting closely): close-fitting, snug, tight; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
- (not compact): compact, firm; see also Thesaurus:compact
- (relaxed): tense, tensed
- (indiscreet): discreet
- (promiscuous): faithful, monogamous
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
loose (plural looses)
- (archery) The release of an arrow.
- (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
- (rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [4]
- The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [4]
- Freedom from restraint.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Prior to this entry?)
- Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow.
- The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum; after which the former gave a loose to mirth, sang two or three amorous songs, and fell into every frantic disorder which unbridled joy is apt to inspire […]
- A letting go; discharge.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Derived terms
- give a loose
Interjection
loose
- (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows
Antonyms
- (archery: begin shooting): fast
Translations
Related terms
- forlorn
- lyo-, ly-
- -lysis
- lysis
Etymology 2
Verb
loose
- Misspelling of lose.
- I'm going to loose this game.
Derived terms
- looser
Anagrams
- oleos
French
Etymology
Hypercorrectively from English lose or from looseur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luz/
Noun
loose f (uncountable)
- Great pettiness, shabbiness
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impure
English
Etymology
From Middle French impur, from Latin impurus
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Adjective
impure (comparative more impure, superlative most impure)
- Not pure
- Containing undesired intermixtures
- The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
- Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
- Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)
- He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.
- 2012, Frederick Ramsay, The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery
- “No one would marry her if she was impure, don't you see?” “Impure? Surely if a woman is forcibly deprived of her virginity, she can't be thought of as impure.”
- Containing undesired intermixtures
Synonyms
- imperfect, tainted
Antonyms
- pure
Related terms
- impuration
- impurely
- impureness
- impurify
- impurity
Translations
Verb
impure (third-person singular simple present impures, present participle impuring, simple past and past participle impured)
- (transitive, obsolete) to defile; to pollute
References
- impure in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- rumpie, umpire
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.py?/
- Rhymes: -y?
Adjective
impure
- feminine singular of impur
Italian
Adjective
impure f pl
- feminine plural of impuro
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
imp?r? (comparative imp?rius, superlative imp?rissim?)
- basely, shamefully, infamously
- impurely
Etymology 2
Adjective
imp?re
- vocative masculine singular of imp?rus
References
- impure in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- impure in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- impure in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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