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LEISURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
Example:
he lacked the leisure for golf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leisure" is a kind of...):
ease; relaxation; repose; rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leisure"):
vacationing (the act of taking a vacation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Time available for ease and relaxation
Example:
his job left him little leisure
Synonyms:
leisure; leisure time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("leisure" is a kind of...):
time off (a time period when you are not required to work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leisure"):
free time; spare time (time that is free from duties or responsibilities)
holiday; vacation (leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure)
playday; playtime (time for play or diversion)
Derivation:
leisurely (not hurried or forced)
Context examples:
He intended to leave his daughter under the care of a confidential servant, to follow at her leisure with the greater part of his property, which had not yet arrived at Leghorn.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently be in his power to do for them.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) Travel remains an important part of my leisure activities.
(PDQUALIF - Travel Important, NCI Thesaurus)
There are trees and to spare over yonder, but we have scarce leisure to make for them.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A question about whether an individual is or was limited in doing leisure or recreational activities because of their neck or shoulder.
(Limited in Ability to do Leisure or Recreational Activities Because of Neck or Shoulder, NCI Thesaurus)
Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Show an interest in leisure activity(ies)?
(DAD - Show an Interest in Leisure Activities, NCI Thesaurus)
And this puts me in mind of an amusement, wherein I spent many of my leisure hours.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
When you get home, I'll turn them over to you to read at your leisure.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Having considered me at leisure, he said—What made you ill yesterday?
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A question about whether an individual limits or was limited in pursuing their hobbies or leisure time activities.
(Limited in Pursuing Hobbies or Leisure Activities, NCI Thesaurus)
