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- [at lee-zher, lezh-er]
- /æt ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər/
- /ət ˈleʒ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [at lee-zher, lezh-er]
- /æt ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər/
Definitions of at leisure words
- noun at leisure having free time for ease, relaxation, etc 3
- noun at leisure not occupied or engaged 3
- noun at leisure without hurrying 3
- noun at leisure having free or spare time 3
- noun at leisure with no hurry 3
- noun at leisure freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure. 1
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Origin of at leisure
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English leisir < Old French, noun use of infinitive ≪ Latin licēre to be permitted
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Parts of speech for At leisure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at leisure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at leisure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for at leisure
adj at leisure
- available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- unused — not used; not put to use: an unused room.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- unemployed — not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
adv at leisure
- lazily — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
- comfortably — If you do something comfortably, you do it easily.
- deliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
Antonyms for at leisure
adj at leisure
- high-priced — expensive; costly: a high-priced camera.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- prevented — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
adv at leisure
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
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