Meaning of LEISURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'leezhur
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- [n] freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"
- [n] time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"
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| | Synonyms: | | leisure time |
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| | See Also: | | ease, free time, holiday, playday, playtime, relaxation, repose, rest, spare time, time off, vacation, vacationing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lei"sure\ (l[=e]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [OE. leisere,
leiser, OF. leisir, F. loisir, orig., permission, fr. L.
licere to be permitted. See {License}.]
1. Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time
free from employment.
The desire of leisure is much more natural than of
business and care. --Sir W.
Temple.
2. Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient
opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
He sighed, and had no leisure more to say. --Dryden.
{At leisure}.
(a) Free from occupation; not busy.
(b) In a leisurely manner; at a convenient time.
\Lei"sure\, a.
Unemployed; as, leisure hours.
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| | Related Terms: | | at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, available, disengaged, ease, fallow, free, free time, freedom, holiday, idle, inactive, jobless, leisured, liberty, lumpen, off, off duty, off work, open, opportunity, otiose, out of employ, out of harness, out of work, quiet, recreation, recreational, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, rest, resting, retired, semiretired, spare, spare time, time off, tranquillity, unemployable, unemployed, unencumbered, unhurriedly, unoccupied, vacation |
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