leisure

noun

Free time, time free from work or duties.

Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.

Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.

A surname.

Roots

licetleis- · Latin · be permitted

Synonyms for leisure

recreationn recreationaladj relaxationn respiten

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Where does leisure come from?

The word leisure breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root leis-, from Latin licet (“be permitted”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.