leisure

lei·sure

noun \ˈlē-zhər, ˈle-, ˈlā-\

Definition of LEISURE

1

: freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially : time free from work or duties

2

: ease, leisureliness

— leisure adjective

— at leisure or at one's leisure

: in one's leisure time : at one's convenience <read the book at her leisure>

Examples of LEISURE

1. I don't have much time for leisure.
2. <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

Antonyms: exertion, labor, toil, work

Related Words: catnapping, dozing, lazing, napping, resting, sleep, slumber, slumbering, snoozing; quiet, silence, stillness; calm, peace, peacefulness, placidity, respite, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness; dolce far niente, idleness

Near Antonyms: pressure, strain, stress, tenseness, tension

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Rhymes with LEISURE

brazier, glazier, grazier, measure, pleasure, treasure