leisure
[ lee-zher, lezh-er ]
/ ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər /
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noun
freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
time free from the demands of work or duty, when one can rest, enjoy hobbies or sports, etc.: Most evenings he had the leisure in which to follow his interests.
unhurried ease: a work written with leisure and grace.
adjective
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Idioms about leisure
- with free or unrestricted time.
- without haste; slowly.
- out of work; unemployed: Because of the failure of the magazine, many experienced editors are now at leisure.
at leisure,
at one's leisure, when one has free time; at one's convenience: Take this book and read it at your leisure.
Origin of leisure
1250–1300; Middle English leisir<Old French, noun use of infinitive ≪ Latin licēre to be permitted
OTHER WORDS FROM leisure
lei·sur·a·ble, adjectivelei·sure·less, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use leisure in a sentence
And then he kissed her, and did to her pleasaunce as it pleased them both at times and leisures.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas MaloryCursed when, for soft, indulgent leisures, He lays for us the pillows straight!
Faust|Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
British Dictionary definitions for leisure
leisure
/ (ˈlɛʒə, US ˈliːʒər) /
noun
- time or opportunity for ease, relaxation, etc
- (as modifier)leisure activities
ease or leisureliness
at leisure
- having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
- not occupied or engaged
- without hurrying
at one's leisure when one has free time
Word Origin for leisure
C14: from Old French leisir; ultimately from Latin licēre to be allowed
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Other Idioms and Phrases with leisure
leisure
see at leisure; at one's leisure.
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