Definition for Leisure:

• ( Opportunity to do, for, afforded by) free time, time at one\'s own disposal( wait &c one\'s I., wait till he has l.; at I., not occupied, also deliberately, without hurry; at one\'s l., when one has time). Hence leisured, leisureless, aa. [ old French]

Synonyms for Leisure:

• n.

  •
  • escapism,
  • activity,
  • delight,
  • change,
  • binge,
  • enjoyment,
  • crowd pleaser,
  • blast,
  • enthusiasm,
  • amusement.
  •
  • quiet,
  • quietude,
  • continue,
  • hiatus,
  • peace,
  • slack,
  • highlight.
  •convenience (noun)
  • preference,
  • place,
  • occasion,
  • Whenever.
  •ease (noun)
  • happiness,
  • gratification,
  • content,
  • comfort,
  • easiness,
  • inactivity,
  • inertness,
  • quietness,
  • serenity,
  • satisfaction,
  • bed of roses,
  • inertia,
  • security,
  • tranquility,
  • affluence,
  • contentment,
  • prosperity,
  • calmness.
  •freedom (noun)
  • release,
  • reprieve,
  • liberty,
  • freedom,
  • license,
  • Freeness,
  • emancipation,
  • liberation.
  •idle (noun)
  • idle.
  •idleness (noun)
  • Vegetating,
  • slothfulness,
  • trifling,
  • shiftlessness,
  • loafing,
  • slouch,
  • stupor,
  • dormancy,
  • torpidity,
  • sluggishness,
  • truancy,
  • indolence,
  • laze,
  • slowness,
  • dawdling,
  • Loitering,
  • sloth,
  • Lazing,
  • droning,
  • lethargy,
  • torpor,
  • dilly-dallying.
  •relaxation (noun)
  • pleasure,
  • diversion,
  • alleviation,
  • reclining,
  • mitigation,
  • fun,
  • assuagement,
  • refreshment,
  • loosening.
  •repose (noun)
  • slumber,
  • furlough,
  • tranquillity,
  • vacation,
  • inaction,
  • sleep,
  • relaxing,
  • restoration,
  • stillness,
  • holiday,
  • renewal.
  •respite (noun)
  • delay,
  • five,
  • protraction,
  • stay,
  • letup,
  • breather,
  • break,
  • forgiveness,
  • breathing space,
  • halt,
  • pardon,
  • cessation,
  • coffee break,
  • stop,
  • layoff,
  • exculpation,
  • deadlock,
  • moratorium,
  • downtime,
  • discharge,
  • interruption,
  • interval,
  • postponement,
  • truce,
  • ten,
  • acquittal,
  • adjournment,
  • deferment.
  •rest (noun)
  • somnolence,
  • cutoff,
  • forty winks,
  • motionlessness,
  • dreaminess,
  • time off.
  •spare time (noun)
  • convenience.
  •time (noun)
  • leisure time.
  •unceremoniousness (noun)
  • un-ceremoniousness,
  • un ceremoniousnesses,
  • un ceremoniousness,
  • un-ceremoniousnesses.
  •unrestraint (noun)
  • un-restraint,
  • un restraints,
  • un restraint,
  • un-restraints.

• v.

  •rest (verb)
  • disengagement.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • playtime.
  •
  • lull,
  • low gear,
  • dog days,
  • slowdown.

Paraphrases for Leisure:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    recreation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    recreation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    pleasure, loisirs.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Les, relaxation, luxury, amenity, pleasure, convenience, lifestyle.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    recreational.
  • Proper noun, singular
    recreational, entertainment, entertainments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    recreational, pastime, entertainment, amusement, re-creation.

Antonyms for Leisure:

• n.

  • ease
    turmoil, uneasiness, furor, disquiet, strife, unrest, difficulty, excitableness.
  • idleness
    industry, labor, diligence, ambition, hustle, occupation, action, busyness.
  • leisure
    work, employment.
  • liberty
    incarceration, imprisonment, arrest, restraint.
  • luxury
    austerity, frugality, economy.
  • opportunity
    misfortune, bad luck.
  • relaxation
    intensification.
  • repose
    upset, disturbance, agitation, worry.
  • respite
    continuation.
  • Other antonyms:
    overflowing, inhabited, jammed, exertion, Crammed, full, busy, occupied, filled, Brimmed, pressure, brimful, tenseness, crowded, brimming, stress, packed, strain, gorged, replete, tension.

Leisure Sentence Examples:

• Here he read; here he spent all his leisure time in reading.

• When she returned, five minutes later, Hector had disappeared, and she had leisure to look around, and feel a pang of shame at the general disorder.

Homophones for Leisure:

• looker, loser, Le Carre, luxor, lugger, liguria, logorrhea, liakoura, laugher, lacquer, luggage carrier, lock washer, lucre, logger, liqueur, lasher, leukorrhea, leucorrhea, lessor, lecher, leisure wear, luger, lag screw, laser, luxuria, lozier, leaker, lacer, locker, low gear, liquor, Loch Achray, lechery, Lake Erie, lesser, lager, lazar, Lake Eyre, liger, lascar, luxury, leasure, laager, lacquerware, lakeshore, leger, lagger.

Hypernym for Leisure:

• n.

  • act
    vacationing.
  • time
    spare time, free time, playday, playtime, holiday, vacation.

Hyponym for Leisure:

• n.

  • act
    repose, relaxation, ease, rest.
  • time
    time off.