leisure
NounUS[lezh-er]/ˈlɛʒɚ/2 syllablesalso [lee-zher] /ˈliʒɚ/
Synonyms:
leisure time
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- time available for ease and relaxation“his job left him little leisure”Synonyms: leisure timeType of time offKinds vacation, playtime, free time
- freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity“he lacked the leisure for golf”Type of rest, easeKinds vacationing
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Translations
Noun time free
- Spanish
- ocio
- French
- loisir
- German
- Freizeit
- Italian
- tempo libero
- Portuguese
- lazer
- Russian
- досу́г dosúg
- Arabic
- وَقْت الفَرَاغ waqt al-farāḡ
- Chinese
- 空闲 kòngxián
- Japanese
- 暇 hima
- Dutch
- vrije tijd
17 more languages
- Swedish
- fritid
- Greek
- ελεύθερος χρόνος eléftheros chrónos
- Korean
- 여가 yeoga
- Indonesian
- waktu senggang
- Vietnamese
- nhàn rỗi
- Hungarian
- szabadidő
- Portuguese (PT)
- lazer
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 餘暇 yúxiá
- Catalan
- lleure
- Czech
- volný čas
- Danish
- fritid
- Esperanto
- libertempo
- Finnish
- vapaa-aika
- Hebrew
- פנאי p'náy
- Latvian
- vaļa
- Norwegian
- fritid
- Romanian
- răgaz
Noun freedom provided
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lei′sure (lē′zhūr; 135), noun
Origin: 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 William Temple
2. Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
He sighed, and had no leisure more to say.— John Dryden
At leisure. (a) Free from occupation; not busy. (b) In a leisurely manner; at a convenient time.
Lei′sure adjective
Unemployed; as, leisure hours.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54