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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
leisure
    n 1: time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him
         little leisure" [syn: leisure, leisure time]
    2: freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked
       the leisure for golf"
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Leisure \Lei"sure\ (l[=e]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [OE. leisere,
   leiser, OF. leisir, F. loisir, orig., permission, fr. L.
   licere to be permitted. See License.]
   1. Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time
      free from employment.
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            The desire of leisure is much more natural than of
            business and care.                    --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
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   2. Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient
      opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
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            He sighed, and had no leisure more to say. --Dryden.
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   At leisure.
      (a) Free from occupation; not busy.
      (b) In a leisurely manner; at a convenient time.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Leisure \Lei"sure\, a.
   Unemployed; as, leisure hours.
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Thesaurus Results for Leisure:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, available, disengaged, ease, fallow, free, free time, freedom, holiday, idle, inactive, jobless, leisured, liberty, lumpen, off, off duty, off work, open, opportunity, otiose, out of employ, out of harness, out of work, quiet, recreation, recreational, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, rest, resting, retired, semiretired, spare, spare time, time off, tranquillity, unemployable, unemployed, unencumbered, unhurriedly, unoccupied, vacation
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