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Slackness is an English word with synonyms like neglect or negligence. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Slackness in a sentence

Slackness meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Slackness

inanition neglect negligence remissness laxity laxness play looseness slack weakness lethargy lassitude neglectfulness

Related words

Other words often associated with Slackness or its synonyms:

sloppiness carelessness torpor status nonperformance languor sluggishness condition tightness inattention action work

Using Slackness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being slack; the quality of having slack. | Vulgarity in West Indian culture. | A subgenre of dancehall music with sexual lyrics.
  • Useful related words include: inanition, neglect, negligence, remissness.
  • In the example corpus, slackness often appears in combinations such as: complementary slackness.

Context around Slackness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

complementary 3× simple 1×

Often after:

theorem 1× witnessed 1×

Sentence patterns with Slackness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about complementary slackness 1× after the slackness witnessed in 1× be simple slackness 1× complementary slackness it is 1× minutes of slackness that undid 1× the complementary slackness theorem 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a pat 1× after the slackness 1× complementary slackness it 1× the hosts missed 1× this relation allows 1×

Common sentence endings:

about complementary slackness 1× be simple slackness 1× complementary slackness theorem 1× the first leg 1× the quarters ahead 1×

Words around Slackness

Just before it in the word index:

slacklining 3 slackline 4 slacking 17 slackers 11 slacker 21 slackening 5

Just after it in the word index:

slacks 43 slackware 17 slad 3 slade 135 sladefield 2 sladek 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Slackness

  • In this selection, "slackness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, complementary, simple, theorem and witnessed stand out and add context to how "slackness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about complementary slackness and after the slackness witnessed in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "slackness" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with slackness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This relation allows us to speak about complementary slackness. (9 words)

After the slackness witnessed in 2QFY20, cement demand is expected to pick up in the quarters ahead. (17 words)

After a pat opening half-hour, the Jack Daniel’s choreography and blues-rock rootsiness was revealed to be simple slackness. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The hosts missed chances and suffered ill luck in the closing moments when Kane's header somehow stayed out, but in the end they paid a heavy price for three minutes of slackness that undid all the fine work from the first leg. (43 words)

Complementary slackness It is possible to obtain an optimal solution to the dual when only an optimal solution to the primal is known using the complementary slackness theorem. (28 words)

After a pat opening half-hour, the Jack Daniel’s choreography and blues-rock rootsiness was revealed to be simple slackness. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

Complementary slackness It is possible to obtain an optimal solution to the dual when only an optimal solution to the primal is known using the complementary slackness theorem.

After the slackness witnessed in 2QFY20, cement demand is expected to pick up in the quarters ahead.

After a pat opening half-hour, the Jack Daniel’s choreography and blues-rock rootsiness was revealed to be simple slackness.

The hosts missed chances and suffered ill luck in the closing moments when Kane's header somehow stayed out, but in the end they paid a heavy price for three minutes of slackness that undid all the fine work from the first leg.

This relation allows us to speak about complementary slackness.

Common combinations with slackness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "slackness" in a sentence?
An example: "Complementary slackness It is possible to obtain an optimal solution to the dual when only an optimal solution to the primal is known using the complementary slackness theorem." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "slackness" from authentic English texts.
What does "slackness" mean?
Slackness means: The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
What are synonyms of "slackness"?
Common synonyms of "slackness" include: inanition, neglect, negligence, remissness, laxity, laxness, play, looseness. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "slackness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "slackness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.