1 noun loosenessscaoilteacht fem3 c m uhold it tight so there's no slacknessbeir greim daingean air ionas nach mbeidh scaoilteacht ar bith ann, faigh greim daingean air le go mbeidh sé teannthe slackness of his musclesscaoilteacht a chuid matán, a scaoilte atá a chuid matán2 noun negligencemíchúram c m ufaillí fem4 c m uneamart masc1 c m usiléig fem2 c m uthe accident happened because of slacknessneamart ba chúis leis an taisme, de bharr siléige a tharla an timpiste3 noun slowness, sluggishnessciúnas masc1 c m uthere was a period of slackness just after Christmasbhí tréimhse chiúin ann i ndiaidh na Nollag