leisure

Meaning

  1. Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
  2. Free time, time free from work or duties.
  3. Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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