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Leisure time is that five or six hours when you sleep at night.
George Allen, Sr.

Meaning of "leisure time" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEISURE TIME

leisure time  [ˈlɛʒə taɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEISURE TIME

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leisure time is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEISURE TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leisure time

Leisure

Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, domestic chores, and education. It also excludes time spent on necessary activities such as sleeping. The distinction between leisure and unavoidable activities is not a rigidly defined one, e.g. people sometimes do work-oriented tasks for pleasure as well as for long-term utility. A distinction may also be drawn between free time and leisure. For example, Situationist International maintains that free time is illusory and rarely free; economic and social forces appropriate free time from the individual and sell it back to them as the commodity known as "leisure". Certainly most people's leisure activities are not a completely free choice, and may be constrained by social pressures, e.g. people may be coerced into spending time gardening by the need to keep up with the standard of neighbouring gardens. Another concept of leisure is social leisure, which involves leisurely activities in a social settings, such as extracurricular activities, e.g. sports, clubs. Leisure studies is the academic discipline concerned with the study and analysis of leisure.

Definition of leisure time in the English dictionary

The definition of leisure time in the dictionary is time when you are not working and you can relax and do things that you enjoy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEISURE TIME


anytime
ˌɛnɪˈtaɪm
bedtime
ˈbɛdˌtaɪm
big-time
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm
daytime
ˈdeɪˌtaɪm
downtime
ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm
lifetime
ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm
longtime
ˈlɒŋˌtaɪm
lunchtime
ˈlʌntʃtaɪm
maritime
ˈmærɪˌtaɪm
meantime
ˈmiːnˌtaɪm
overtime
ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm
playtime
ˈpleɪˌtaɪm
prime-time
praɪm taɪm
showtime
ˈʃəʊtaɪm
sometime
ˈsʌmˌtaɪm
spare-time
ˈspɛəˌtaɪm
springtime
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm
summertime
ˈsʌməˌtaɪm
thyme
taɪm
time
taɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEISURE TIME

leish
leishmania
leishmanial
leishmaniasis
leishmaniosis
leisler
leister
leisurable
leisurably
leisure
leisure centre
leisure complex
leisure industry
leisure occupations
leisure sickness
leisure suit
leisured
leisureliness
leisurely
leisurewear

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEISURE TIME

ahead of time
all the time
all-time
at one time
at the same time
big time
from time to time
full time
in good time
in no time
in the fullness of time
in the nick of time
in time
local time
on time
once upon a time
opening time
real time
short time
summer time
the big time

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leisure time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEISURE TIME

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

Translator English - Chinese

闲暇时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiempo libre
570 millions of speakers

English

leisure time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़ाली समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وقت الفراغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Свободное время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempo de lazer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবসর সময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

temps de loisirs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masa lapang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freizeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

余暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여가 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu luang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thì giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வு நேரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोकळा वेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boş zaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tempo libero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czas wolny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вільний час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timp liber
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τον ελεύθερο χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrye tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fritid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fritid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leisure time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEISURE TIME»

The term «leisure time» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEISURE TIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leisure time» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leisure time» 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 leisure time

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEISURE TIME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leisure time.
1
George Allen, Sr.
Leisure time is that five or six hours when you sleep at night.
2
Katharine Anthony
For mothers who must earn, there is indeed no leisure time problem. The long hours of earning are increased by the hours of domestic labor, until no slightest margin for relaxation or change of thought remains.
3
Fred Armisen
I have an inability to relax. I try to make every day a work day. I get pleasure from work... I try to think of sketch ideas, stand-up pieces. I am incapable of leisure and leisure time.
4
Sean Bean
I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.
5
Jared Diamond
I'd rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I call my fun.
6
Eric Fellner
There's so much competition for leisure time, more than ever.
7
Robert Fogel
People want more and more leisure time, which means the freedom to do what they want to do, not what they have to do, and as we get richer and richer, more and more people will be able to afford that.
8
Patti LuPone
I am in musical theatre, but it isn't necessarily what I listen to in my leisure time, do you know what I mean?
9
Branch Rickey
How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.
10
Said Sayrafiezadeh
I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEISURE TIME»

Discover the use of leisure time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leisure time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Achieving Sustainable Mobility: Everyday and Leisure-time ...
Using an interdisciplinary approach which brings together various theories and methodologies, this book tests each of these policies - or hypotheses, as the author sees them - with detailed empirical investigations.
Erling Holden, 2007
2
Work and Leisure
If people behave rationally, they will enter the labour market and continue to work only as long as the benefits from income outweigh the benefits from leisure time. If a decision is made to enter the labour market, it implies that the initial hours of ...
John Trevor Haworth, Anthony James Veal, 2004
3
Recreation for Teachers Or the Teacher's Leisure Time
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Henry S. Curtis, 2007
4
Changes in Leisure Time: The Impact on Tourism
The book is intended to be a reference for the many people involved in the tourism industry to help them find solutions for success in an ever more competitive world.
‎1999
5
Dimensions of Leisure for Life: Individuals and Society
With contributions from 22 leading professors, the book examines the following: the concept of leisure, including the various ways in which it has been defined and described, the benefits associated with it, the scope of the leisure ...
Human Kinetics (Organization), 2010
6
Developing Leisure Time Skills for Persons with Autism: ...
Structured Playtime Activities with Valuable Support Strategies for Adults Phyllis Coyne, Colleen Nyberg, Mary Lou Vandenburg. Chapter 1 Leisure and Autism Leisure provides freedom to engage in preferred activities of one's own choosing.
Phyllis Coyne, Colleen Nyberg, Mary Lou Vandenburg, 2011
7
Leisure and Recreation Management
Some regard leisure as being an opportunity for relaxation and pleasure, but often people spend their leisure time in dedicated service, study, personal development, hard training, requiring discipline and involving stress. The problems of ...
George Torkildsen, 2005
8
Sociology of Leisure: A Reader
The sociology of leisure is an important part of most leisure and recreation management degree and leisure studies BTEC courses. This book is designed to provide essential material in an accessible form for students.
C. Critcher, Peter Bramham, Alan Tomlinson, 1995
9
Leisure Time of Girls in a "Little Italy": A Comparative ...
"This study ... is concerned with ... girls ... living in a congested area in New York city"--p. [1].
Dorothy Reed, 1932
10
Leisure Life: Myth, Masculinity and Modernity
The book uniquely combines 'the lads'' own raw and compelling accounts of their leisure experiences with a sophisticated interpretive analysis.
Tony Blackshaw, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEISURE TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leisure time is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Guardian view on free time: too valuable not to share fairly …
... the rise of technology was supposed to free us up for leisure time. ... have a lot of leisure time and would fill this time with our chosen leisurely ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Q&A — 'Break cultural barriers' - The Times of India
If you live and study in different countries and spend both work and leisure time with colleagues from around the world, then barriers naturally ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
€4k for gym user after membership dissolved in 'retaliation' | Irish …
“Retaliation by the respondent in this way is legally naive. I fully accept her evidence that this has disrupted her leisure time and family life.” ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
4
Regulation would cost employers billions, hurt workers - Victoria …
The proposal would cost employers much more in payroll and would affect workers' leisure time and benefits, some say of the President's plan. «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
5
Wild Things: Beginner's guide to moths : Times Argus Online
To the uninitiated, spending your leisure time observing and identifying moths may sound about as exciting as watching ice cream melt on a hot ... «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»
6
Where History Lives: Historic golf course gone but not forgotten …
“The whole thing about Flagler's arrival to St. Augustine was about spending leisure time in the winter,” Graham said. The course itself was built ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
7
Agent profile: Andrew Zastko Broker-Owner - Gloria Zastko, Realtors …
A. In my leisure time I enjoy skiing, surfing and enjoying the beaches of the Jersey shore, as well as listening to live music and spending time ... «Packet Online, Jul 15»
8
Douglas Willard “Doug” Dragert, 70 - News - The Lake News Online …
In his leisure time, Doug enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, boating, shooting and reading. He was an old car enthusiast and a member of the ... «Lakenewsonline.com, Jul 15»
9
Georgas, Paul : Obits - Rapid City Journal
Ever the handyman, he spent his leisure time taking care of his many homes and rentals, traveling to his favorite gambling city, Las Vegas, ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
10
Layover Life: Spokane – Well Who Would Have Thought …
I live for moments such as these - to wake up with leisure time in a new city and a chance to take in a few new sights. This is when I really love ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»

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