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leisure
lei·sure L0112800 (lē′zhər, lĕzh′ər)n.1. Free time when one is not working or attending to other duties.2. Relaxation or activities engaged in during such time: the pursuit of leisure.Idiom: at (one's) leisure When one has free time; at one's convenience: I'll return the call at my leisure.
[Middle English, from Norman French leisour, from Old French leisir, to be permitted, from Latin licēre.]leisure (ˈlɛʒə; US ˈliːʒər) n1. a. time or opportunity for ease, relaxation, etcb. (as modifier): leisure activities. 2. ease or leisureliness3. at leisure a. having free time for ease, relaxation, etcb. not occupied or engagedc. without hurrying4. at one's leisure when one has free time[C14: from Old French leisir; ultimately from Latin licēre to be allowed]lei•sure (ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər)
n. 1. freedom from the demands of work or duty: a life of leisure. 2. time free from the demands of work or duty: the leisure to pursue hobbies. 3. unhurried ease: a work written with leisure. adj. 4. free or unoccupied: leisure hours. 5. having leisure; not required to work for a living: the leisure class. 6. designed for recreational use: video games and other leisure products. Idioms: 1. at leisure, a. with free or unrestricted time. b. without haste or pressure; slowly. c. out of work; unemployed. 2. at one's leisure, when one has free time; at one's convenience. [1250–1300; Middle English leisir < Old French, n. use of infinitive « Latin licēre to be permitted] leisure- empty - First meant "at leisure, unoccupied," and it could also mean "unmarried."
- leisure - Based on Latin licere, "be allowed."
- scholastic - Based on Latin scholasticus, "devote one's leisure to learning."
- vacation - Coming from Latin vacation/vacatio, from vacare, "to be free, empty; to be at leisure," around 1395, this term entered Old English, meaning "rest and freedom from any activity."
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  leisure - time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"leisure timefree time, spare time - time that is free from duties or responsibilitiestime off - a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"playday, playtime - time for play or diversion | | 2. | leisure - freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"repose, rest, ease, relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"vacationing - the act of taking a vacation |
leisurenoun spare, free, rest, holiday, quiet, ease, retirement, relaxation, vacation, recreation, time off, breathing space, spare moments a relaxing way to fill my leisure time
work, business, labour, employment, occupationat your leisure in your own (good) time, in due course, at your convenience, unhurriedly, when it suits you, without hurry, at an unhurried pace, when you get round to it (informal) He could read through all the national papers at his leisure.Quotations
"All intellectual improvement arises from leisure" [Dr. Johnson]
"Leisure contains the future, it is the new horizon" [Henri Lefebvre Everyday Life in the Modern World]leisurenounFreedom from labor, responsibility, or strain:ease, relaxation, repose, rest.Translationsleisure (ˈleʒə) , ((American) ˈli:ʒər) noun time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work. I seldom have leisure to watch television. 空閒 空闲ˈleisurely adjective, adverb not hurrying; taking plenty of time. She had a leisurely bath. 從容的 从容的| Leisure EN-UKEN-GB-P0017950 | ES-ESES-ES-P0017950 PT-PTPT-PT-P0017950 → 休闲 ZH-CNZH-CN-P0017950 |
leisure
at (one's) leisureDone according to one's own convenience or comfort. The tour group always gives us a couple free hours so we can explore each city at our leisure. There is no time limit to the exam, so please complete it at your leisure.See also: leisureat leisure1. When one has the time to do something. In this usage, a possessive pronoun is used between "at" and "leisure." No rush, you can fill out that paperwork at your leisure2. In a relaxed manner. I like to spend my weekends reading at leisure.3. With free time; unoccupied. I just graduated from college—can't I spend some time at leisure?See also: leisurethe busiest men have the most leisurePeople who finish their work quickly ultimately have more free time. A: "Tom has the highest GPA in our class, but whenever I see him, he's playing video games, not studying!" B: "I guess it's true what they say—the busiest men have the most leisure."See also: busy, have, leisure, men, mosta busman's holidayslang A vacation in which one does an activity that is similar to one's job (as in the case of a bus driver, or "busman," who drives on his vacation). Because I'm a docent, visiting museums on vacation is like a busman's holiday for me.See also: holidaymarry in haste, repent at leisureIf you marry someone without being certain that you should, you will regret it for a long time. She's only known him for three months! You know what they say—marry in haste, repent at leisure.See also: leisure, marryman/woman/gentleman/lady of leisureSomeone who has enough money that they do not need to work for a living, and therefore can spend their time however they please. The group mostly consists of ladies of leisure who use their time, money, and influence to help charity causes. I tried my hand at a variety of professions, but in the end, the life that suits me best is that of a man of leisure.See also: gentleman, lady, leisure, man, of, womanidle people have the least leisurePeople who are slow to finish their work ultimately have less free time. Idle people have the least leisure, you know. So if you would just write your paper instead of procrastinating, you'd have some time to really relax.See also: have, idle, least, leisure, peopleidle folk have the least leisurePeople who are slow to finish their work ultimately have less free time. Idle folk have the least leisure, you know. So if you would just write your paper instead of procrastinating, you'd have some time to really relax.See also: folk, have, idle, least, leisureat leisure and at one's leisureat one's convenience. Choose one or the other at your leisure. Please drop by at your leisure.See also: leisurebusiest men have the most leisure and busiest men find the most timeProv. Industrious people get their work done efficiently and therefore have time to do what they want. Fred: How does Phil do it? He produces more than the rest of us, but he also manages to pursue all his hobbies. Alan: The busiest men have the most leisure. As the town's only doctor, Bert worked extremely hard, yet he always had time to play with his children and go out with his wife. The busiest men find the most time.See also: busy, have, leisure, men, mostbusman's holiday leisuretime spent doing something similar to what one does at work. (Alludes to a bus driver going on a bus tour for his vacation or on a day off.) Tutoring students in the evening is a busman's holiday for our English teacher. It's a bit of a busman's holiday to ask her to be wardrobe mistress for our amateur production in the summer. She's a professional dressmaker.See also: holiday, leisureIdle people have the least leisure. and Idle folk have the least leisure.Prov. If you are not energetic and hardworking, you will never have any free time, since you will have to spend all your time finishing your work. My grandmother always told me not to dawdle, since idle people have the least leisure.See also: have, idle, least, leisure, peopleMarry in haste, (and) repent at leisure.Prov. If you marry someone you do not know well, or decide to marry someone without first carefully considering what you are doing, you will probably regret it for a long time. Sally wanted some time to consider Sam's proposal of marriage; she had heard the saying, "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure."See also: leisure, marryat leisure1. Slowly, without haste, as in the famous 16th-century proverb, Marry in haste and repent at leisure. 2. Unemployed, having free time, as in I'm not looking for another job right now; I want to be at leisure for at least a few months . This usage has become less common but is still heard. [1300s] Also see at one's leisure. See also: leisureat one's leisureWhenever one wishes, at one's convenience, as in At your leisure, please look over this manuscript and give me your comments. [1400s] Also see at leisure. See also: leisurea busman's holiday mainly BRITISHIf someone spends part of their holiday doing things they do in their normal job, you can say that they are having a busman's holiday. This is probably the best fish restaurant in the country — at least one admiring chef a week passes through the cheery dining room on a busman's holiday. A fire crew's Christmas outing turned into a busman's holiday when their coach caught fire. Note: This expression may refer to bus drivers at the beginning of the 20th century when buses were horse-drawn. Drivers sometimes spent their day off riding on their own bus to make sure that the relief drivers were treating the horses properly. See also: holidaya lady of leisure A lady of leisure is a woman who does not have to work. There'll be no more mid-week shopping now you're no longer a lady of leisure.See also: lady, leisure, ofa busman's holiday a holiday or form of recreation that involves doing the same thing that you do at work. From the late 19th century, a popular form of working-class recreation was to take an excursion by bus.See also: holidaylady (or man or gentleman) of leisure a person who does not need to earn a living or whose time is free from obligations to others.See also: lady, leisure, ofa busman’s ˈholiday (informal) a holiday spent doing the same kind of thing that you do at work: The fire crew’s annual outing turned into a busman’s holiday when their bus caught fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the blaze.This phrase may refer to the drivers of horse-drawn vehicles in the 19th century. When they were not working, they often rode as passengers on their own buses to make sure that the replacement driver was treating their horses well.See also: holidayat (your) ˈleisure without needing to hurry, at a convenient time for you: I’m not going to read this report now; I’ll read it later at my leisure.See also: leisure at (one's) leisure When one has free time; at one's convenience: I'll return the call at my leisure.See also: leisureleisure
leisure - the time free from work and routine domestic responsibilities and available for use in recuperation, relaxation, hobbies, recreation, and cultural and artistic pursuits.
- the activities occupying such ‘free time’.
Theorists of leisure (see C. Rojek, Capitalism and Leisure Theory 1985) have generally either stressed the ‘individual freedom’ involved in leisure, compared with work or family responsibilities, or they have emphasized the illusion of this freedom, identifying the constraints on free choice arising from domestic responsibilities (especially on women's leisure) and the way in which leisure is shaped by the constraints arising from consumer culture and capitalist society Sociological interest in leisure grew in the 1980s. The sociology of leisure first developed out of INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY in the 1950s during the era of‘affluence’ which also spawned theories of POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY. Dubin (1955) even argued that leisure was replacing work as a ‘central life interest’. Subsequent research focused on exploration of the relationship between work and leisure (sec Parker, 1971; Roberts, 1970). This demonstrated the continued centrality of work and a complex pattern of work-leisure relations. More recently an interest in leisure research has also emerged from two critical theoretical traditions: Marxist structuralism and radical cultural studies. Unlike earlier Marxist and ‘critical’ analysis of leisure, which tended to view leisure in modern society as largely ‘constrained’ by capitalism, these new approaches view leisure as a ‘contested’ sphere, characterized by increasing resistance to its commodification and standardization (see Home et al., 1987; Hall and Jefferson, 1976; Gruneau, 1983). Most recently leisure sociologists have embraced the many new issues raised by POSTMODERNITY AND POSTMODERNISM and by new interest in CONSUMER CULTURE. See also CULTURAL STUDIES, RESISTANCE THROUGH RITUAL. Leisure, derived from the Latin licere ‘to be allowed’, shares a common root with ‘licence’. It thus contains within itself the dualism of freedom and control, individual agency and constraint, with which modern sociological theorists have been concerned. See also SPORT, PLAY, SOCIABILITY. Leisure the portion of time not devoted to work that is left to the individual after he has performed essential nonproductive duties (going to and from work, sleeping, eating, and other forms of domestic self-service). The activity belonging to leisure may be conventionally divided into several interconnected groups. The first includes study and self-education in the broad sense of the word—that is, various forms of individual and group assimilation of culture, such as attending public performances, visiting museums, reading books and periodicals, listening to the radio, and watching television. Another rapidly developing group of leisure activities consists of amateur and public activity, including amateur studies and interests (hobbies), physical culture and sports, and tourism and excursions. Contact with other people occupies an important place in leisure and may involve lessons and games with children and meetings with friends (at home, in cafes, and at parties). A portion of leisure time is spent in passive rest. Socialist society struggles to exclude from leisure various phenomena of the so-called anticulture, such as alcoholism and antisocial behavior. Marx considered free time a basic criterion of the wealth of communist society (K. Marx and F. Engels, Soch., 2nd ed., vol. 46, part 2, p. 217), because it is a prerequisite for the comprehensive development of the personality. As the workweek becomes shorter and public catering establishments and public amenities develop and improve, leisure time increases. The growth and enrichment of leisure are accompanied by changes in its content, and there is a redistribution of the relative importance of its basic functions. To an ever-increasing degree, the sensible use of leisure restores the energy expended by an individual in productive activity and the performance of essential duties and contributes to his cultural and physical development. In the context of the scientific and technological revolution in socialist society, this restorative function of leisure acquires ever-increasing importance. By ensuring the continuing satisfaction of the physical and cultural needs of each individual, it promotes an increase in productivity at work, easier and more rapid assimilation of new professions, and full participation in the life of society. In the process of the transition to communist society, greater attention is being devoted to the study and judicious organization of leisure. REFERENCEGrushin, B. A. Svobodnoe vremia: Aktual’nye problemy. Moscow, 1967.E. M. MIRSKII leisure
Synonyms for leisurenoun spareSynonyms- spare
- free
- rest
- holiday
- quiet
- ease
- retirement
- relaxation
- vacation
- recreation
- time off
- breathing space
- spare moments
Antonyms- work
- business
- labour
- employment
- occupation
phrase at your leisureSynonyms- in your own (good) time
- in due course
- at your convenience
- unhurriedly
- when it suits you
- without hurry
- at an unhurried pace
- when you get round to it
Synonyms for leisurenoun freedom from labor, responsibility, or strainSynonymsSynonyms for leisurenoun time available for ease and relaxationSynonymsRelated Words- free time
- spare time
- time off
- holiday
- vacation
- playday
- playtime
noun freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activityRelated Words- repose
- rest
- ease
- relaxation
- vacationing
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