leisure
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noun \ˈlē-zhər, ˈle-, ˈlā-\Definition of LEISURE
1
: freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially : time free from work or duties
2
— leisure adjective
— at leisure or at one's leisure
: in one's leisure time : at one's convenience <read the book at her leisure>
See Examples of LEISURE
- I don't have much time for leisure.
- <upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure>
Origin of LEISURE
Middle English leiser, from Anglo-French leisir, from leisir to be permitted, from Latin licēre
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to LEISURE
- Synonyms
- decompression, ease, 1rest, relaxation, repose
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