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LEZH-uh/ˈleʒə/

Leisure is free time: leisure time; leisure facilities; a leisure centre (UK sports/pool building). Spare time is everyday. Uncountable. Leisurely is an adjective meaning unhurried. Do not confuse leisure with pleasure (enjoyment) or with laser. UK councils run leisure services.

Meaning

Time when you are not working and can do what you enjoy.

Examples

• “She spends her leisure time walking in the hills.”
• “The town’s leisure centre closed its pool for repairs.”
• “She has little leisure during exam term, which is the free-time sense.”

Good to know

leisure time / facilities / centre (UK). Everyday: spare time. Uncountable. Adjective: leisurely. Mix-up: pleasure / laser.

Near in meaning

free time

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