noun / adjective
leisure
LEE-zher/ˈliːʒər/
Time free from work or other duties.
The person enjoys leisure in a hammock after finishing work.
Etymology
Latin licere connects leisure with being allowed or free to do something. That freedom came to mean time available outside necessary occupations, allowing rest or enjoyment.
In context
…taking a bath or watching your favorite TV show … To me, those are all legitimate great uses of your leisure time.
OK, so workers are maximizing their choices of leisure versus work.
More examples
- The town offers many leisure activities.
- He had little leisure during the harvest.
- They planned a day of leisure.
Forms
leisure
Similar words
- free time
- Free time is the ordinary phrase.
- recreation
- Recreation names activities rather than available time.