leisure

A2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

Also spelled leasure

US /ˈliʒɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #11131

Meanings

1

noun
Time when you are free from work and can relax and do what you enjoy.

She spends her leisure reading and gardening.

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Synonyms

1 noun · time when you are free from... leisure time

Word family

Forms leisures

Derived forms antileisureathleisurebleisureleisurableleisuredleisurefulleisurelessleisurelyleisurenessleisureplexleisuresomeleisurewear

Related forms ease recreation

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Phrases (1)

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leisure class
a social group whose wealth allows its members to live without working

Noun + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Simplified etymology

Leisure entered Middle English from Old French leisir, based on Latin licere “to be allowed.”

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.

leyser Middle English leisir xno loisir Old French licēre Latin

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Topics

Entertainment & Leisure

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# leisure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈliʒɚ/
**Frequency rank:** 11131

## Meanings
1. Time when you are free from work and can relax and do what you enjoy.

## Examples
- She spends her leisure reading and gardening.

## Derived Forms
- antileisure
- athleisure
- bleisure
- leisurable
- leisured
- leisureful
- leisureless
- leisurely
- leisureness
- leisureplex
- leisuresome
- leisurewear

## Related Forms
- ease
- recreation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: leyser
- Root: leisir
- Root: loisir
- Root: licēre

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Leisure comes 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.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure

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