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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.

327 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: فَضْفَاض (faḍfāḍ) — not fixed tightly
• Arabic: واسِع (wāsiʕ) — not fixed tightly
• Armenian: արձակ (arjak) — not fixed tightly
• Armenian: արձակված (arjakvac) — not fixed tightly
• Central Bikol: mahiwas — not fixed tightly
• Bulgarian: незакрепен (nezakrepen) — not fixed tightly
• Bulgarian: незавързан (nezavǎrzan) — not fixed tightly
• Catalan: fluix — not fixed tightly
• Chinese Cantonese: 鬆 /松 (sung1) — not fixed tightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 鬆動 /松动 (sōngdòng) — not fixed tightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 鬆弛 /松弛 (sōngchí) — not fixed tightly
• Czech: volný — not fixed tightly
• Danish: løs — not fixed tightly
• Dutch: los — not fixed tightly
• Esperanto: loza — not fixed tightly
• Estonian: lõtv — not fixed tightly
• Finnish: löysä — not fixed tightly
• Finnish: irti — not fixed tightly
• French: lâche — not fixed tightly
• French: mal fixé — not fixed tightly
• Galician: frouxo — not fixed tightly
• Galician: solto — not fixed tightly
• German: lose — not fixed tightly
• German: locker — not fixed tightly
• Greek: χαλαρός (chalarós) — not fixed tightly
• Ancient Greek: χαλαρός (khalarós) — not fixed tightly
• Hindi: ढीला (ḍhīlā) — not fixed tightly
• Hungarian: laza — not fixed tightly
• Ingrian: höbliä — not fixed tightly
• Ingrian: höblä — not fixed tightly
• Ingrian: höbliäin — not fixed tightly
• Irish: scaoilte — not fixed tightly
• Irish: scaoilteach — not fixed tightly
• Italian: sciolto — not fixed tightly
• Japanese: 緩んだ (yurunda) — not fixed tightly
• Khmer: រលុង (rɔɔrɔlung) — not fixed tightly
• Korean: 헐렁하다 (heolleonghada) — not fixed tightly
• Central Kurdish: شل (şil) — not fixed tightly
• Northern Kurdish: sist — not fixed tightly
• Latin: solūtus — not fixed tightly
• Malay: longgar — not fixed tightly
• Māori: tangatanga — not fixed tightly
• Māori: tatere — not fixed tightly
• Māori: kaupe — not fixed tightly
• Māori: hāngengangenga — not fixed tightly
• Māori: takō — not fixed tightly
• Māori: tāwēwē — not fixed tightly
• Māori: tītengi — not fixed tightly
• Māori: hūngorungoru — not fixed tightly
• Marathi: सैल (sail) — not fixed tightly
• Khiamniungan Naga: tǖkāngkāng — not fixed tightly
• Khiamniungan Naga: tǖlāilàih — not fixed tightly
• Norwegian Bokmål: løs — not fixed tightly
• Occitan: flus — not fixed tightly
• Persian: لق (laq) — not fixed tightly
• Persian: هرز (harz) — not fixed tightly
• Persian: شل (šol) — not fixed tightly
• Plautdietsch: looss — not fixed tightly
• Polish: luźny — not fixed tightly
• Portuguese: frouxo — not fixed tightly
• Portuguese: solto — not fixed tightly
• Russian: непривя́занный (neprivjázannyj) — not fixed tightly
• Russian: неприкреплённый (neprikrepljónnyj) — not fixed tightly
• Russian: развя́занный (razvjázannyj) — not fixed tightly
• Russian: распу́щенный (raspúščennyj) — not fixed tightly
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaoilte — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: flojo — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: suelto — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: desajustado — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: aflojado — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: holgado — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: zafado — not fixed tightly
• Spanish: zafo — not fixed tightly
• Swedish: lös — not fixed tightly
• Telugu: గట్టిగా బిగించని (gaṭṭigā bigiñcani) — not fixed tightly
• Thai: หลวม (lǔuam) — not fixed tightly
• Turkish: gevşek — not fixed tightly
• Ottoman Turkish: گوشك (gevşek) — not fixed tightly
• Vietnamese: rộng — not fixed tightly
• Bulgarian: неопакован (neopakovan) — not packaged
• Dutch: los — not packaged
• Finnish: irtonainen — not packaged
• Finnish: irto- — not packaged
• French: à la pièce — not packaged
• German: lose — not packaged
• Greek: χύμα (chýma) — not packaged
• Hindi: खुला (khulā) — not packaged
• Hungarian: kimérve/súlyra kapható — not packaged
• Hungarian: lédig — not packaged
• Hungarian: csomagolatlan — not packaged
• Hungarian: ömlesztett — not packaged
• Italian: sciolto — not packaged
• Italian: sfuso — not packaged
• Norwegian Bokmål: løs — not packaged
• Polish: luzem — not packaged
• Portuguese: desembalado — not packaged
• Russian: неупако́ванный (neupakóvannyj) — not packaged
• Spanish: suelto — not packaged
• Azerbaijani: şalaq — not fitting tightly
• Azerbaijani: gen — not fitting tightly
• Bulgarian: хлабав (hlabav) — not fitting tightly
• Bulgarian: отпуснат (otpusnat) — not fitting tightly
• Chinese: 落落 (zh-min-nan) — not fitting tightly
• Czech: volný — not fitting tightly
• Dutch: ruim — not fitting tightly
• Finnish: väljä — not fitting tightly
• Finnish: avara — not fitting tightly
• French: lousse — not fitting tightly
• French: ample — not fitting tightly
• French: pas serré — not fitting tightly
• Greek: ευρύχωρος (evrýchoros) — not fitting tightly
• Ancient Greek: χαλαρός (khalarós) — not fitting tightly
• Hindi: ढीला (ḍhīlā) — not fitting tightly
• Irish: scaoilte — not fitting tightly
• Central Kurdish: شل (şil) — not fitting tightly
• Northern Kurdish: fireh — not fitting tightly
• Latin: laxus — not fitting tightly
• Māori: tangatanga — not fitting tightly
• Māori: ango — not fitting tightly
• Māori: mahaki — not fitting tightly
• Norwegian Bokmål: løs — not fitting tightly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: laus — not fitting tightly
• Persian: گشاد (gošâd) — not fitting tightly
• Polish: luźny — not fitting tightly
• Portuguese: frouxo — not fitting tightly
• Portuguese: largo — not fitting tightly
• Russian: просто́рный (prostórnyj) — not fitting tightly
• Russian: широ́кий (širókij) — not fitting tightly
• Russian: свобо́дный (svobódnyj) — not fitting tightly
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaoilte — not fitting tightly
• Telugu: గట్టిగా కట్టని (gaṭṭigā kaṭṭani) — not fitting tightly
• Thai: หลวม (lǔuam) — not fitting tightly
• Turkish: bol — not fitting tightly
• Ukrainian: вільний (vilʹnyj) — not fitting tightly
• Bulgarian: рохкав (rohkav) — not compact
• Catalan: fluix — not compact
• Czech: sypký — not compact
• Dutch: los — not compact
• Dutch: mul — not compact
• Finnish: irtonainen — not compact
• Finnish: irto- — not compact
• French: mal fixé — not compact
• French: meuble — not compact
• Galician: solto — not compact
• Irish: scaoilte — not compact
• Italian: sciolto — not compact
• Italian: slegato — not compact
• Norwegian Bokmål: løs — not compact
• Persian: سست (sost) — not compact
• Polish: sypki — not compact
• Portuguese: solto — not compact
• Russian: ры́хлый (rýxlyj) — not compact
• Russian: неутрамбо́ванный (neutrambóvannyj) — not compact
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaoilte — not compact
• Spanish: suelto — not compact
• Telugu: సరిపోని (saripōni) — not compact
• Bulgarian: отпуснат (otpusnat) — relaxed
• Catalan: relaxat — relaxed
• Czech: uvolněný — relaxed
• Dutch: ontspannen — relaxed
• Finnish: rento — relaxed
• Finnish: sulava — relaxed
• Finnish: irtonainen — relaxed
• German: entspannt — relaxed
• Greek: χαλαρός (chalarós) — relaxed
• Norwegian Bokmål: løs — relaxed
• Portuguese: relaxado — relaxed
• Russian: рассла́бленный (rassláblennyj) — relaxed
• Spanish: relajado — relaxed
• Spanish: laxo — relaxed
• Telugu: వత్తిడి లేకుండా (vattiḍi lēkuṇḍā) — relaxed
• Catalan: indiscret — indiscreet
• Finnish: löyhä — indiscreet
• Finnish: huolimaton — indiscreet
• German: indiskret — indiscreet
• German: lose — indiscreet
• Greek: απρόσεκτος (aprósektos) — indiscreet
• Greek: ασύνετος (asýnetos) — indiscreet
• Irish: scaoilteach — indiscreet
• Norwegian Bokmål: løs — indiscreet
• Portuguese: indiscreto — indiscreet
• Russian: неосторо́жный (neostoróžnyj) — indiscreet
• Russian: несде́ржанный (nesdéržannyj) — indiscreet
• Spanish: indiscreto — indiscreet
• Bulgarian: разпуснат (razpusnat) — promiscuous
• Catalan: promiscu — promiscuous
• Finnish: löyhätapainen — promiscuous
• Finnish: epäsiveellinen — promiscuous
• French: débauché — promiscuous
• French: facile — promiscuous
• German: zügellos — promiscuous
• German: ausschweifend — promiscuous
• German: los — promiscuous
• Greek: έκλυτος (éklytos) — promiscuous
• Greek: ακόλαστος (akólastos) — promiscuous
• Central Kurdish: سووک (sûk) — promiscuous
• Māori: tarau makere — promiscuous
• Portuguese: promíscuo — promiscuous
• Russian: распу́щенный (raspúščennyj) — promiscuous
• Russian: распу́тный (raspútnyj) — promiscuous
• Spanish: promiscuo — promiscuous
• Spanish: libertino — promiscuous
• Spanish: golfo — promiscuous
• Spanish: ligero — promiscuous
• Swedish: lösaktig — promiscuous
• Swedish: promiskuös — promiscuous
• Bulgarian: огън (ogǎn) — archery: begin shooting
• Telugu: కాల్చడం ఆరంభించుట (kālcaḍaṁ ārambhiñcuṭa) — archery: begin shooting
• Bulgarian: освобождавам (osvoboždavam) — to let loose
• Catalan: deslligar — to let loose
• Danish: løse — to let loose
• Dutch: loslaten — to let loose
• Dutch: verlossen — to let loose
• Finnish: vapauttaa — to let loose
• Finnish: irrottaa — to let loose
• Finnish: päästää — to let loose
• Galician: ceibar — to let loose
• Galician: soltar — to let loose
• German: lösen — to let loose
• Ancient Greek: λύω (lúō) — to let loose
• Hindi: ढीला करना (ḍhīlā karnā) — to let loose
• Irish: scaoil — to let loose
• Irish: scaoil amach — to let loose
• Māori: maheno — to let loose
• Occitan: desligar — to let loose
• Persian: درباختن (darbāxtan) — to let loose
• Persian: واگذاشتن (vāgozāštan) — to let loose
• Portuguese: soltar — to let loose
• Portuguese: liberar — to let loose
• Portuguese: libertar — to let loose
• Russian: освобожда́ть (osvoboždátʹ) — to let loose
• Russian: освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ) — to let loose
• Russian: отвя́зывать (otvjázyvatʹ) — to let loose
• Russian: отвяза́ть (otvjazátʹ) — to let loose
• Spanish: soltar — to let loose
• Spanish: desatar — to let loose
• Spanish: liberar — to let loose
• Swedish: lossa — to let loose
• Telugu: త్యజించు (tyajiñcu) — to let loose
• Ottoman Turkish: براقمق (bırakmak) — to let loose
• Ottoman Turkish: صالمق (salmak) — to let loose
• Bulgarian: развързвам (razvǎrzvam) — to unfasten
• Catalan: descordar — to unfasten
• Danish: løse — to unfasten
• Dutch: losmaken — to unfasten
• Finnish: irrottaa — to unfasten
• French: défaire — to unfasten
• Galician: soltar — to unfasten
• Galician: desamarrar — to unfasten
• German: lösen — to unfasten
• Ancient Greek: λύω (lúō) — to unfasten
• Hindi: खोलना (kholnā) — to unfasten
• Irish: scaoil — to unfasten
• Italian: disfare — to unfasten
• Māori: whakamatara — to unfasten
• Māori: whakakaewa — to unfasten
• Māori: whakatangatanga — to unfasten
• Māori: whakakorokoro — to unfasten
• Māori: whakangoru — to unfasten
• Persian: رهانیدن (rahānidan) — to unfasten
• Portuguese: desamarrar — to unfasten
• Romanian: dezlega — to unfasten
• Russian: ослабля́ть (oslabljátʹ) — to unfasten
• Russian: осла́бить (oslábitʹ) — to unfasten
• Russian: развя́зывать (razvjázyvatʹ) — to unfasten
• Russian: развяза́ть (razvjazátʹ) — to unfasten
• Russian: расстёгивать (rasstjógivatʹ) — to unfasten
• Russian: расстегну́ть (rasstegnútʹ) — to unfasten
• Spanish: desabrochar — to unfasten
• Spanish: desamarrar — to unfasten
• Spanish: soltar — to unfasten
• Telugu: నిదానింపజేయు (nidānimpajēyu) — to unfasten
• Bulgarian: разхлабвам (razhlabvam) — to make less tight
• Bulgarian: отпущам (otpuštam) — to make less tight
• Bulgarian: отпускам (otpuskam) — to make less tight
• Bulgarian: отпусна (otpusna) — to make less tight
• Catalan: afluixar — to make less tight
• Danish: løsne — to make less tight
• Finnish: löysätä — to make less tight
• Finnish: höllätä — to make less tight
• Galician: afrouxar — to make less tight
• German: lockern — to make less tight
• Ancient Greek: λύω (lúō) — to make less tight
• Hindi: ढीला करना (ḍhīlā karnā) — to make less tight
• Irish: scaoil — to make less tight
• Māori: tangatanga — to make less tight
• Māori: tūtangatanga — to make less tight
• Persian: شل بستن (šol-bastan) — to make less tight
• Portuguese: afrouxar — to make less tight
• Russian: ослабля́ть (oslabljátʹ) — to make less tight
• Russian: осла́бить (oslábitʹ) — to make less tight
• Spanish: aflojar — to make less tight
• Telugu: వదులు చేయు (vadulu cēyu) — to make less tight
• Bulgarian: пускам (puskam) — to let go
• Catalan: alliberar — to let go
• Dutch: loslaten — to let go
• Finnish: päästää irti — to let go
• Galician: soltar — to let go
• Galician: ceibar — to let go
• German: loslassen — to let go
• Hindi: छोड़ना (choṛnā) — to let go
• Icelandic: missa — to let go
• Icelandic: sleppa — to let go
• Icelandic: fyrirgjöra — to let go
• Irish: scaoil — to let go
• Persian: واگذاشتن (vāgozāštan) — to let go
• Polish: puścić — to let go
• Polish: puszczać — to let go
• Portuguese: soltar — to let go
• Russian: отпуска́ть (otpuskátʹ) — to let go
• Russian: отпусти́ть (otpustítʹ) — to let go
• Spanish: soltar — to let go
• Telugu: అనుమతించు (anumatiñcu) — to let go
• Ottoman Turkish: براقمق (bırakmak) — to let go
• Ottoman Turkish: صالمق (salmak) — to let go
• Bulgarian: пущам (puštam) — archery: to shoot
• Bulgarian: пускам (puskam) — archery: to shoot
• Bulgarian: пусна (pusna) — archery: to shoot
• Bulgarian: изпущам (izpuštam) — archery: to shoot
• Bulgarian: изпускам (izpuskam) — archery: to shoot
• Bulgarian: изпусна (izpusna) — archery: to shoot
• Catalan: tirar — archery: to shoot
• Dutch: lossen — archery: to shoot
• Finnish: ampua — archery: to shoot
• Finnish: laukaista — archery: to shoot
• Irish: scaoil — archery: to shoot
• Portuguese: atirar — archery: to shoot