leisure

A person who has extra time or money to spare on recreation may enjoy leisure time.

• How much leisure time do you have?
• What forms of leisure interest you most?
• Golf is a sport played by people who have enough leisure time and enough money to afford it.
• Sailing is an expensive sport that’s available to persons of leisure.
• People who are very rich can lead a life of leisure.
• It would be nice to lead a life of leisure and not have to work.
• Leisure activities can help reduce stress.

Sometimes the word "leisure" is used when referring only to available time or extra time:

• You may do this at your leisure.
• He’s completing the assignment at his leisure.
• She’s fortunate to have the leisure of time before making a decision.

The word "leisurely" is an adjective or an adverb.

• They spent a leisurely afternoon in the downtown shopping district.
• You can reduce your stress by living life at a leisurely pace.
• The couple walked leisurely along the banks of the Chicago River.

Leisure suits were popular among men and boys in the 1970s:

• He’s wearing a gold leisure suit.
• His leisure suit is almost one hundred percent polyester.
• I once owned a baby blue leisure suit.
• With a leisure suit, ties were optional. (It wasn’t necessary to wear a neck tie when wearing a leisure suit.)

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September 13, 2019