Definition of leisure
1
: freedom provided by the cessation of activities
especially
: time free from work or duties
increase of leisure, diminution of hustle are the ends to be sought — Bertrand Russell
2
: ease, leisureliness
at leisure
or at one's leisure
: in one's leisure time : at one's convenience
read the book at her leisure
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The first known use of leisure was in the 14th century
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