slackness

English

Etymology

From Middle English slacnesse, slakenes, slaknesse; equivalent to slack +‎ -ness. Compare Old English slæcness.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈslæknəs/
  • Rhymes: -æknəs

Noun

slackness (usually uncountable, plural slacknesses)

  1. The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
  2. Vulgarity in West Indian culture.
  3. A subgenre of dancehall music with sexual lyrics.

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