(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loosen.

abatement allayment alleviation assuagement blunting calming carelessness damping deadening demulcent demulsion diminution dulcification dulling easiness easing easygoingness emollient falling-off hushing impotence imprecision indifference laxity laxness leniency lessening letdown letup lightening looseness lulling mitigation modulation mollification mollifying negligence overindulgence overpermissiveness pacification palliation permissiveness quietening quieting reduction relaxation relaxedness relaxing remission remissness slackening slackness sloppiness softening softness soothing subduement subduing tempering tranquilization unrestraint weakness