leisure
Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
Noun 3 meanings
Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
Free time, time free from work or duties.
Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
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.
LEISURE at a glance
LEISURE has 7 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (L 1 + E 1 + I 1 + S 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,934 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with leisure
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- LEASURE7
- SEISURE7
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