Leisure
What it means
Time free from required work and available for rest or chosen enjoyment.
Reach for it when naming uncommitted time rather than a particular activity
During winter leisure, Daria learned to carve small wooden birds.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
me time
Fits when informal personal space away from demands is intended
Careful Me time excludes sociable recreation and sounds chatty in formal prose.
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everyday
free time
Fits when the most natural plain phrase is wanted
Careful Free time can be brief or accidental and lacks leisure's restful tone.
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warm
Fits when restful unwinding is the purpose
Careful Leisure can be energetic, creative, or challenging rather than relaxing.
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professional
downtime
Fits when a pause between periods of activity is meant
Careful Downtime can be forced by equipment failure rather than freely enjoyed.
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professional
Fits when refreshing activity is the focus
Careful Recreation names what people do, not the available time.
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literary
idleness
Fits when lack of occupation is being described neutrally or critically
Careful Idleness often sounds disapproving, unlike chosen leisure.
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literary
Fits when relief from strain makes the break meaningful
Careful Respite implies preceding difficulty that leisure does not require.
Opposites 3
- work
- labor
- obligation
Common phrases 3
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leisure time
She protects an hour of leisure time for reading each evening.
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at leisure
Visitors may examine the garden plans at leisure.
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leisure activity
Cycling became his favorite leisure activity after retirement.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated