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Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.
Oliver Herford

Meaning of "at leisure" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT LEISURE

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WHAT DOES AT LEISURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of at leisure in the English dictionary

The first definition of at leisure in the dictionary is having free time for ease, relaxation, etc. Other definition of at leisure is not occupied or engaged. At leisure is also without hurrying.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT LEISURE

at hazard
at heart
at home
at home in
at intervals
at issue
at knife-point
at large
at last
at least
at length
at liberty
at livery
at loggerheads
at long last
at market
at most
at odds
at once
at one

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT LEISURE

at one´s leisure
be sure
brisure
closure
disclosure
ensure
exposure
for good measure
for sure
frisure
incisure
leisure
make sure
measure
pleasure
pressure
seisure
sure
to be sure
treasure

Synonyms and antonyms of at leisure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «at leisure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT LEISURE

Find out the translation of at leisure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at leisure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at leisure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

休闲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el ocio
570 millions of speakers

English

at leisure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवकाश पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في أوقات الفراغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в свободное время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de lazer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবসর সময়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à loisir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada masa lapang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in der Freizeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のんびりと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레저
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing waktu luang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghỉ ngơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வு நேரத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्रामगृहात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boş vakitte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nel tempo libero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w czasie wolnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

у вільний час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la petrecere a timpului liber
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά τον ελεύθερο χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vir ontspanning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på fritiden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på fritid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at leisure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT LEISURE»

The term «at leisure» is regularly used and occupies the 74.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of at leisure
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT LEISURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «at leisure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «at leisure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at leisure

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4 QUOTES WITH «AT LEISURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word at leisure.
1
Scipio Africanus
I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.
2
William Congreve
Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.
3
Audrey Hepburn
I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles.
4
Oliver Herford
Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT LEISURE»

Discover the use of at leisure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at leisure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Heart at Leisure from Itself: Caroline MacDonald of Japan
A Heart at Leisure from Itself A truly remarkable person, Caroline Macdonald ( 1874-1931) was a Canadian who spent almost her entire working life in Iapan, performing a significant role there both in the establishment of the YWCA and in ...
Margaret Prang, 2011
2
Looking back at leisure
Surveys various methods of leisure and recreation through the ages, in such categories as sports, circuses, painting, crafts, travel, and toys.
Schoolhouse Press, 1988
3
The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of ...
The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is an economic treatise and detailed social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social-class consumerism, which proposes that ...
Thorstein Veblen, 2013
4
Poetry At Leisure
Preface. “Your poem could win!” “You could be published!” “You could even win $1,000!” “No entry fee!” “No purchase required!” Such striking words of “1998 Poetry Guild's Official Call For Entries” attracted my attention. After days of ...
Kwok-Yuk Yau, 2011
5
Just Duct Tape It!
Presents instructions for creating and decorating a variety of items using duct tape.
Patti Wallenfang, Leisure Arts, 2011
6
Work and Leisure
... is not sufficient to compensate for the loss of another hour of leisure time. The optimum trade-off between time spent at work and time spent at leisure will be at the point when the valuation of an hour of leisure time is equal to the wage rate.
John Trevor Haworth, Anthony James Veal, 2004
7
Aristotle's Criticism of Plato's Republic
One should be able to work [i.e., be occupied] and go to war, but should rather remain at peace and be at leisure, and one should act with a view to what is necessary and useful, but with a view to what is noble more so (1333a30-b3; cf.
Robert Mayhew, 1997
8
Work, Leisure and Well-Being
... at leisure and at the 7 : 7 level, 86 per cent were at work and 14 per cent at leisure. These states of macro-flow were highly enjoyable and interesting. Overall , the results of this study show that for this sample of young adults in 'white-collar'  ...
John T Haworth, 2006
9
Leisure and Recreation Management
In addition, it is important to look at leisure and work not as two discrete,mutually exclusive components of life. The interrelationships and the overlap betweenthe two are evident:aManwas not born to work. Rather manwas born withaninnate ...
George Torkildsen, 2012
10
Human Resource Management for Tourism, Hospitality and ...
If we are working, we are not at leisure. However, we can be tourists while, at the same time, engaging in work. To do so, we must accept definitions that include business travel as part of tourism. Just as leisure can include recreational ...
Tom Baum, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT LEISURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at leisure is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blessed by the bushel
“Betty and I spent so much time at Leisure World that I still have people ask me why we didn't get married there,” he said. A carpenter by ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Pre-crastination is a thing — and it can be just as destructive as …
Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Look before you leap. We first found striking evidence of pre-crastination in a laboratory study exploring the ... «Salon, Jul 15»
3
Doolen~Miller
She is employed at Leisure World Health Club. The prospective groom is the son of Randy and Michelle Miller of Moro. He is a 2005 graduate ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Olive oil tasting tips from an expert
To experience Trafalgar's Be My Guest olive oil tasting and dinner with Count Fulcis join the 10 day At Leisure Great Italian Cities guided ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
Kallang mall under fire over 'no entry' sign
The sign at Leisure Park Kallang, reading "No entry to all NDP uniform personnel", received hundreds of comments after being posted on ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Suicide drama briefly shuts Highway 160
Officials received a call at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday about a possible male jumper on the southbound lanes of the highway at Leisure Lane, ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
7
Troubling fashion trends
We'll be blunt -- if you are going to be at leisure, don't wear a suit. It's kind of like eating sugar-free chocolate and convincing yourself it's ... «The Carillon, Jul 15»
8
SRA collects E6bn in domestic taxes
... with them on their way out of the border so as to fill them in at leisure before returning to reduce time spent at the border customs division. «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»
9
Gazing at a dying god
Not to worry!” I forgot I was going to Puri, where the deity loves to party late into the night and wake up at leisure. The drive was wonderful. «Livemint, Jul 15»
10
What legendary Cornell prof said about the Declaration of …
In writing he can cross out and rewrite at leisure, as often as he likes, until the sound and the sense are perfectly suited. 3 — On the greatness ... «The Ithaca Voice, Jul 15»

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