Synonyms for Leisure
ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ərleisure

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1. leisure

   That is empty which contains nothing; that is vacant which is without that which has filled or might be expected to fill it; vacant has extensive reference to rights or possibilities of occupancy. A vacant room may not be empty, and an empty house may not be vacant. Vacant, as derived from the Latin, is applied to things of some dignity; empty, from the Saxon, is preferred in speaking of slight, common, or homely matters, tho it may be applied with special force to the highest; we speak of empty space, a vacant lot, an empty dish, an empty sleeve, a vacant mind, an empty heart, an empty boast, a vacant office, a vacant or leisure hour. Void and devoid are rarely used in the literal sense, but for the most part confined to abstract relations, devoid being followed by of, and having with that addition the effect of a prepositional phrase; as, the article is devoid of sense; the contract is void for want of consideration. Waste, in this connection, applies to that which is made so by devastation or ruin, or gives an impression of desolation, especially as combined with vastness, probably from association of the words waste and vast: waste is applied also to uncultivated or unproductive land, if of considerable extent; we speak of a waste track or region, but not of a waste city lot. Vacuous refers to the condition of being empty or vacant, regarded as continuous or characteristic.

   Synonyms:
   blank, empty, unemployed, unfilled, unoccupied, untenanted, vacant, vacuous, void, waste

   Antonyms:
   brimful, brimmed, brimming, busy, crammed, crowded, filled, full, gorged, inhabited, jammed, occupied, overflowing, packed, replete

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1. leisure

   Synonyms:
   freedom, vacation, opportunity, convenience, ease, quiet, retirement, spare time, unoccupied time

   Antonyms:
   constraint, employment, occupation, distraction, labor, bustle, toil, business, absorption, engagement

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. leisure, leisure timenoun

   time available for ease and relaxation

   "his job left him little leisure"

   Synonyms:
   leisure, leisure time

2. leisurenoun

   freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

   "he lacked the leisure for golf"

   Synonyms:
   leisure time

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1. leisurenoun

   Synonyms:
   spare hours, spare time, time to spare

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1. List of paraphrases for "leisure":

   recreation, recreational, loisirs, entertainment, loisir, leisure-time, hobbies, hobby, pastime

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1. Brian Major:

   I tell anyone who is traveling out of the country on any sort of leisure (or business) trip to purchase travel insurance, i was really convinced by the EMS folks who transported me from Panama to Florida. After talking with them and realizing how often they evacuated folks out of unexpected situations, I realized it was pretty foolish to travel all these years without travel insurance.

2. Raoul Vaneigem:

   People without imagination are beginning to tire of the importance attached to comfort, to culture, to leisure, to all that destroys imagination. This means that people are not really tired of comfort, culture and leisure, but of the use to which they are

3. Agnes Repplier:

   It is in his pleasure that a man really lives it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self.

4. Priya Raghubir:

   The difference with this inflationary cycle is that we are coming out of a recession. People have a lot of repressed needs. They've been dreaming of a vacation for over two years, celebrating life events with family and friends, there won't be such a downturn in travel and leisure.

5. Anne Chapas:

   We…have a more mobile society – cheap flight to islands…more outdoor and leisure activities.