Origin: Germanic
Old English suffix
Slackness has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
2
the quality of being loose (not taut)
"he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
3
the quality of being lax and neglectful
4
The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)