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leisure

noun
/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/

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.

  1. derived from licēre
  2. derived from loisir
  3. derived from leisir
  4. inherited from leyser

Definitions

  1. Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.

  2. Free time, time free from work or duties.

    • The desire of leisure is much more natural than of business and care.
    • This is why the mathematical arts were founded in Egypt; for there the priestly caste was allowed to be at leisure.

  3. Time at one's command, free from engagement

    Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.

    • He sigh'd, and had no leisure more to say.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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Derived

antileisure, athleisure, at leisure, at one's leisure, bleisure, gentleman of leisure, lady of leisure, leisurable, leisure battery, leisure centre, leisure class, leisured, leisureful, leisureless, leisurely, leisureness, leisureplex, leisure sickness, leisuresome, leisure suit, leisure time, leisurewear, leisuring, leisurism, leisurist, nonleisure, weisure

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at leisure. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at leisure. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at leisure

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA