Leisure

  • 11leisure — index furlough, holiday, leave (absence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12leisure — leisure, sociological studies of …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 13leisure — relaxation, *rest, repose, ease, comfort Antonyms: toil Contrasted words: *work, labor, travail, grind, drudgery …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14leisure — is pronounced lezh ǝ in BrE and leezh ǝ in AmE …

    Modern English usage

  • 15leisure — [n] free time and its activities chance, convenience, ease, freedom, holiday, idle hours, intermission, leave of absence, liberty, one’s own sweet time*, opportunity, pause, quiet, range, recess, recreation, relaxation, repose, requiescence,… …

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  • 16Leisure — Free time redirects here. For other uses, see Free time (disambiguation). This article is about the state of being. For the album by Blur, see Leisure (album). For the poem by W. H. Davies, see Leisure (poem). Public parks were initially set… …

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  • 17leisure — 01. If my kids have too much [leisure] time, they usually get bored very quickly. 02. We took a [leisurely] stroll down to the waterfront after supper. 03. My secretary has typed up the report for you to read at your [leisure]. 04. They arranged… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18leisure — lei|sure [ liʒər, leʒər ] noun uncount ** 1. ) activities that are relaxing or fun: In the early days of this country, many people had wealth and leisure because of slave labor. a ) only before noun relating to activities you do to relax or enjoy …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19leisure */*/ — UK [ˈleʒə(r)] / US [ˈlɪʒər] / US [ˈleʒər] noun [uncountable] 1) a) activities that you do to relax or enjoy yourself My busy schedule leaves little time for leisure. b) [only before noun] relating to activities that you do to relax or enjoy… …

    English dictionary

  • 20leisure — leisurable, adj. leisureless, adj. /lee zheuhr, lezh euhr/, n. 1. freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure. 2. time free from the demands of work or duty, when one can rest, enjoy hobbies or …

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