name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
leisure
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
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/ˈliːʒə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɛʒə(ɹ)
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/ˈliʒɚ/
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rhymes with -iːʒə(ɹ)
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rare: /ˈlɛʒɚ/
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: L IY1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Free time, time free from work or duties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he lacked the leisure for golf
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rest, ease, repose, relaxation
Narrower terms: vacationing
noun
Meaning 6
time available for ease and relaxation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his job left him little leisure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leisure time
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time off
Narrower terms: free time, spare time, vacation, holiday, playtime, playday
History
Etymology
From Middle English leyser, from Anglo-Norman leisir, variant of Old French loisir (“to enjoy oneself”) (Modern French loisir survives as a noun), substantive use of a verb, from Latin licēre (“be permitted”). Displaced native Old English ǣmetta.
Across languages
Translations
116 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: nge — freedom provided
- Arabic: خُلُو مِن اَلْعَمَل (ḵulū min al-ʕamal) — freedom provided
- Armenian: ազատ ժամանակ (azat žamanak) — freedom provided
- Catalan: lleure — freedom provided
- Catalan: oci — freedom provided
- Chinese Mandarin: 空閑 /空闲 (kòngxián) — freedom provided
- Czech: volnost — freedom provided
- Czech: volno — freedom provided
- Danish: ledighed — freedom provided
- Dutch: vrije tijd — freedom provided
- Finnish: vapaa-aika — freedom provided
- French: loisir — freedom provided
- Galician: lecer — freedom provided
- Galician: vagar — freedom provided
- Galician: folga — freedom provided
- Galician: enateza — freedom provided
- German: Muße — freedom provided
- Ancient Greek: σχολή (skholḗ) — freedom provided
- Icelandic: frístund — freedom provided
- Icelandic: tómstund — freedom provided
- Italian: svago — freedom provided
- Japanese: 余暇 (yoka) — freedom provided
- Japanese: レジャー (rejā) — freedom provided
- Korean: 여가 (yeoga) — freedom provided
- Latin: ōtium — freedom provided
- Ligurian: òçio — freedom provided
- Māori: rēhia — freedom provided
- Old English: ǣmetta — freedom provided
- Polish: wolne — freedom provided
- Polish: laba — freedom provided
- Portuguese: lazer — freedom provided
- Portuguese: ócio — freedom provided
- Romanian: răgaz — freedom provided
- Russian: досу́г (dosúg) — freedom provided
- Scots: leisur — freedom provided
- Southern Altai: бош ӧй (boš öy) — freedom provided
- Spanish: ocio — freedom provided
- Swedish: ledighet — freedom provided
- Tagalog: aliwaksay — freedom provided
- Ukrainian: дозві́лля (dozvíllja) — freedom provided
- Arabic: رَاحَة (rāḥa) — time free
- Arabic: خُلُو مِن اَلْعَمَل (ḵulū min al-ʕamal) — time free
- Arabic: فَرَاغ (farāḡ) — time free
- Arabic: وَقْت اَلْفَرَاغ (waqt al-farāḡ) — time free
- Armenian: ազատ ժամանակ (azat žamanak) — time free
- Belarusian: свабо́дны час (svabódny čas) — time free
- Bulgarian: свобо́дно вре́ме (svobódno vréme) — time free
- Catalan: oci — time free
- Catalan: lleure — time free
- Chinese Mandarin: 空閑 /空闲 (kòngxián) — time free
- Chinese Mandarin: 閑空 /闲空 (xiánkòng) — time free
- Chinese Mandarin: 閑暇 /闲暇 (xiánxiá) — time free
- Chinese Mandarin: 餘暇 /余暇 (yúxiá) — time free
- Chinese Mandarin: 餘閑 /余闲 (yúxián) — time free
- Czech: volný čas — time free
- Danish: fritid — time free
- Dutch: vrije tijd — time free
- Esperanto: libertempo — time free
- Finnish: vapaa-aika — time free
- French: loisir — time free
- French: temps libre — time free
- Galician: lecer — time free
- Galician: vagar — time free
- Galician: folga — time free
- Galician: enateza — time free
- German: Freizeit — time free
- German: Muße — time free
- Greek: ελεύθερος χρόνος (eléftheros chrónos) — time free
- Ancient Greek: σχολή (skholḗ) — time free
- Hebrew: פנאי — time free
- Hindi: अवकाश (avkāś) — time free
- Hindi: फ़ुर्सत (fursat) — time free
- Hungarian: szabadidő — time free
- Indonesian: waktu luang — time free
- Indonesian: waktu senggang — time free
- Ingrian: joutava aika — time free
- Italian: agio — time free
- Italian: ozio — time free
- Italian: tempo libero — time free
- Japanese: 余暇 (yoka) — time free
- Japanese: 閑暇 (kanka) — time free
- Japanese: 閑散 (kansan) — time free
- Japanese: 暇 (hima) — time free
- Korean: 여가 (yeoga) — time free
- Korean: 한가 (han'ga) — time free
- Korean: 한산 (hansan) — time free
- Latin: ōtium — time free
- Ligurian: òçio — time free
- Khiamniungan Naga: yâng — time free
- Norwegian Bokmål: fritid — time free
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fritid — time free
- Old English: ǣmetta — time free
- Old English: ǣmethwīl — time free
- Polish: wolny czas — time free
- Portuguese: lazer — time free
- Portuguese: ócio — time free
- Portuguese: tempo livre — time free
- Romanian: răgaz — time free
- Romanian: timp liber — time free
- Russian: досу́г (dosúg) — time free
- Russian: свобо́дное вре́мя (svobódnoje vrémja) — time free
- Scots: leisur — time free
- Serbo-Croatian: слободно време — time free
- Serbo-Croatian: слободно вријеме — time free
- Serbo-Croatian: slobodno vreme — time free
- Serbo-Croatian: slobodno vrijeme — time free
- Slovene: prosti čas — time free
- Southern Altai: бош ӧй (boš öy) — time free
- Spanish: ocio — time free
- Spanish: tiempo libre — time free
- Swedish: fritid — time free
- Tagalog: aliwaksay — time free
- Ukrainian: ві́льний час (vílʹnyj čas) — time free
- Urdu: اوکاش (avkāś) — time free
- Vietnamese: nhàn rỗi — time free
- Welsh: hamdden — time free
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