What is another word for leisure?
Synonyms for leisure
ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ərleisure
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, wasteAntonyms:
brimful, brimmed, brimming, busy, crammed, crowded, filled, full, gorged, inhabited, jammed, occupied, overflowing, packed, replete
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
leisure
Synonyms:
freedom, vacation, opportunity, convenience, ease, quiet, retirement, spare time, unoccupied timeAntonyms:
constraint, employment, occupation, distraction, labor, bustle, toil, business, absorption, engagement
Princeton's WordNet
leisure, leisure timenoun
time available for ease and relaxation
"his job left him little leisure"
Synonyms:
leisure timeleisurenoun
freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
"he lacked the leisure for golf"
Synonyms:
leisure time
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
leisurenoun
Synonyms:
spare hours, spare time, time to spare
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "leisure":
recreation, recreational, loisirs, entertainment, loisir, leisure-time, hobbies, hobby, pastime
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Leisure
Leisure vs. Pleasure -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Leisure and Pleasure.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#707 | entertainment | |
#1358 | opportunity | |
#1504 | vacation | |
#1980 | waste | |
#2076 | freedom | |
#2448 | void | |
#2587 | recreation | |
#2964 | empty | |
#3291 | leisure | |
#3308 | retirement | |
#3961 | blank | |
#4131 | hobbies | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#4819 | ease | |
#5346 | convenience | |
#6590 | recreational | |
#7152 | hobby | |
#10675 | vacant | |
#12212 | unemployed | |
#36065 | pastime | |
#43939 | unoccupied | |
#53923 | unfilled | |
#77438 | loisirs | |
#83005 | vacuous | |
#199239 | loisir |
How to use leisure in a sentence?
It is in his pleasure that a man really lives it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self.
People are craving for leisure, for returning to savour life and spending.
I think it’s mostly just pre-pandemic recovery, leisure and hospitality is still short hundreds of thousands of workers and just still ramping up, because spending recovered more quickly than staffing.
Consumers do not buy gasoline for enjoyment in the way they buy chocolate. They buy gasoline because they must if they want to move ... Gasoline use is up not because consumers are taking more leisure trips but rather because economic activity is burgeoning.
A lot of physical activity was in the domain of work, the concept of leisure-time activity is new.
Translations for leisure
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- فراغ, وقت الفراغ, راحة, خلو من العملArabic
- свабодны часBelarusian
- свободно времеBulgarian
- oci, lleureCatalan, Valencian
- volno, volný čas, volnostCzech
- Freizeit, MußeGerman
- ελεύθερος χρόνοςGreek
- tiempo libre, ocioSpanish
- vapaa-aikaFinnish
- temps libre, loisirFrench
- פנאיHebrew
- अवकाशHindi
- szabadidőHungarian
- tómstund, frístundIcelandic
- ozio, tempo libero, svago, agioItalian
- 暇, 閑暇, 閑散, 余暇, レジャーJapanese
- 여가Korean
- vrije tijdDutch
- wolny czasPolish
- lazer, ócioPortuguese
- timp liber, răgazRomanian
- досуг, свободное времяRussian
- слободно време, слободно вријеме, slobodno vrijeme, slobodno vremeSerbo-Croatian
- ledighet, fritidSwedish
- ஓய்வுTamil
- вільний часUkrainian
- اوکاشUrdu
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