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- [lee-zherd, lezh-erd]
- /ˈli ʒərd, ˈlɛʒ ərd/
- /ˈleʒəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-zherd, lezh-erd]
- /ˈli ʒərd, ˈlɛʒ ərd/
Definitions of leisured word
- adjective leisured having leisure: the leisured classes. 1
- adjective leisured characterized by leisure; leisurely; unhurried: the leisured manner of his walk. 1
- noun leisured Having ample leisure, especially through being rich. 1
- adjective leisured Leisured people are people who do not work, usually because they are rich. 0
- adjective leisured Leisured activities are done in a relaxed way or do not involve work. 0
- adjective leisured having much leisure, as through unearned wealth 0
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Origin of leisured
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; leisure + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Leisured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leisured popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".
leisured usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leisured
adj leisured
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- jobless — without a job.
- down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- loafing — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
adjective leisured
- rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- affluent — If you are affluent, you have a lot of money.
- moneyed — having much money; wealthy.
- propertied — owning property: the propertied class.
Antonyms for leisured
adj leisured
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
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