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What is the noun for slackens?

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slack
  1. (uncountable) Small coal; coal dust.
  2. (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
  3. (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
  4. (countable) A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. sag, give, looseness, slackness, droop, excess, hang, leeway, play, room, slump, sinking, limpness, dip, droopiness, floppiness, slumping, drooping, sagging, stoop, stooping, bow, sinkage, bowing, bend, sink, flaccidity, laxity, pendulousness, flabbiness, bagginess, softness, formlessness, lifelessness, shapelessness, roominess, latitude, space, freedom, margin, wiggle room, room to manoeuvre, wriggle room, breathing room, breathing space, room to operate, free rein, scope … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “He jerked and yanked on the slack of the rope, frantic with fatigue.”
      “I have found it wise to allow him some slack in his linguistic leash when it comes to what he thinks is clever banter.”
      “You may find yourself thinking more clearly if you allow yourself some slack during the day.”
slackener
  1. Part of a loom that slackens the threads.
slackening
  1. The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reduction, decline, abatement, decrease, ebb, discount, diminution, lessening, easing, moderation, weakening, waning, dwindling, relaxation, alleviation, drop, mitigation, relief, let-up, diminishing, shrinkage, contraction, wane, remission, cutback, subsidence, assuagement, palliation, lightening, de-escalation, dying down, quelling, dulling, subsiding, attenuation, ebbing, curtailment, falloff, downturn, fall, letup, easing off, petering out, falling off, drop-off, soothing, allaying, mollification, softening, loosening … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The construction crew anxiously awaited the slackening of the safety rope as they completed their final descent from the tall building.”
slackness
  1. The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. negligence, carelessness, laxness, dereliction, neglectfulness, heedlessness, remissness, laxity, neglect, forgetfulness, inattention, disregard, oversight, incaution, incautiousness, thoughtlessness, failure, sloppiness, inattentiveness, unpreparedness, laziness, irresponsibility, omission, indifference, delinquency, unconcern, complacency, inaccuracy, inadvertency, inadvertence, misprision, oscitation, culpa, lack of care, recklessness, ineptness, unmindfulness, shortcoming, barratry, disregardfulness, shoddiness, casualness, nonfeasance, default, inconsideration, disregardance, slovenliness, dereliction of duty, non-fulfilment of duty, non-performance of duty … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The slackness in his driving was evident, as he weaved in and out of traffic without signaling.”
      “The slackness of the rope was evident as it drooped limply from the tree branch.”
      “Any slackness on Sunday against Tyrone and we'll be punished severely for it.”
slacks
  1. (dated) (plural only) Semi-formal trousers that are less formal than those part of a suit but suitable for wearing in most offices and therefore nowadays no longer considered casual trousers. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks)
  2. plural of slack
  3. Synonyms:
      4. pants, trousers, pantaloons, britches, breeches, denims, jeans, chaps, corduroys, chinos, overalls, dungarees, cords, jodhpurs, blue jeans, pedal pushers, shorts, clam diggers, breech, strides, trews, kecks, unmentionables, daks, rammies, knickerbockers, knickers, bloomers, rompers, leggings, reach-me-downs, Levi'sTM, Wranglers, WranglersTM, cut-offs, cropped pants, Capris, jeggings, calf-length slacks, Capri pants, pegged pants … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “When Ash enters, he's only wearing his slacks, the white shirt and tie abandoned somewhere along the way.”
slackenings
  1. plural of slackening
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reduction, decline, abatements, decrease, ebbs, discounts, diminutions, lessenings, easings, weakening, moderation, relaxation, wanings, alleviations, let-ups, drops, contractions, mitigation, wanes, de-escalation, shrinkage, subsidence, cutbacks, relief, diminishings, remission, ebbings, lightenings, letups, quellings, palliations, curtailments, downturns, assuagements, falls, subsidings, drop-offs, falloffs, attenuations, extenuation, decay, lowerings, loss, slowings, loosenings, depletions, cuts, temperings, mollifications, allayings … more
slackeners
  1. plural of slackener
slacknesses
  1. plural of slackness
  2. Synonyms:
      3. negligences, carelessnesses, laxnesses, derelictions, neglectfulnesses, heedlessnesses, remissnesses, laxities, neglects, forgetfulnesses, inattentions, disregards, oversights, incautions, incautiousness, thoughtlessness, failures, sloppinesses, inattentiveness, unpreparedness, lazinesses, irresponsibilities, omissions, delinquencies, unconcerns, indifferences, complacencies, misprisions, inaccuracies, inadvertencies, inadvertences, culpae, oscitations, recklessnesses, ineptnesses, shortcomings, unmindfulness, barratries, disregardfulness, nonfeasances, shoddinesses, defaults, casualnesses, inconsiderations, slovenlinesses, shirkings, obliviousnesses, leniencies, ignorings, abandonments … more
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