Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Looseness \Loose"ness\, n.
   The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the
   looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals
   or of principles.

Source : WordNet®

looseness
     n : movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in
         the steering wheel" [syn: {play}] [ant: {tightness}]