leisure

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. spare time, idle hours, time on one's hands; holiday, vacation; slowness, deliberation; rest, ease, idleness, repose. See time, occasion.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. freedom, free time, spare time, free moments, vacant hour, relaxation, recreation, repose, ease, intermission, recess, holiday, leave of absence, scope, range, convenience, idle hours, opportunity; see also rest 1 , vacation .

Ant. work*, toil, travail.

• at leisure,

Syn. idle, resting, not busy; see unoccupied 2 .

• at one's leisure,

Syn. when one has time, at one's convenience, at an early opportunity; see whenever .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

repose, ease, freedom, liberty, rest, recreation, relaxation, unemployment, idle hours, respite, *downtime. ''The time you don't get paid for and enjoy spending.''— Hyman Berston.

ANT.: labor, work, employment

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain: ease, relaxation, repose, rest1. See CONTINUE.