What does leisure mean?
Leisure means Freedom provided by the cessation of activities..
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/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/ · noun
Freedom provided by the cessation of activities..
The desire of leisure is much more natural than of business and care.
Little had Mrs. Dashwood or her daughters imagined when they first came into Devonshire, that so many engagements would arise to occupy their time as shortly presented themselves, or that they should have such frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to leave them little leisure for serious employment.
This is why the mathematical arts were founded in Egypt; for there the priestly caste was allowed to be at leisure.
He sigh'd, and had no leisure more to say.
Use leisure when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Leisure means Freedom provided by the cessation of activities..
Common synonyms include leisured, leisure time.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The desire of leisure is much more natural than of business and care.
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