definition of leisure
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leisure A couple enjoy a time of leisure. The definition of leisure is free and unoccupied or loose and casual in terms of clothing. 1  An example of leisure is hours where no work is required. 2  An example of leisure is a comfortable sweatsuit.
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- Full Definition of LEISURE. 1. : freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially: time free from work or duties. 2. : ease, leisureliness. — leisure adjective. — at leisure or at one's leisure. See leisure defined for English-language learners.
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vacation Word Origin and History for vacation Expand n. late 14c., freedom from obligations, leisure, release (from some activity or occupation), from Old French vacation, from Latin vacationem (nominative vacatio) leisure, a being free from duty, noun of state from past participle stem of vacare be empty, free, or at leisure (see vain).
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- The leisure industry accounts for over a quarter of all consumer spending in the UK. Within the last two decades, spending on leisure and particularly sport, which is the fastest. growing sector, has increased considerably (Gratton, 1998). Between 1985 and 1995, real. consumers’ expenditure on sport grew by 30% and the latest UK estimates indicate that. this trend is continuing.
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leisure Definition of leisure. 1 : freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially : time free from work or duties increase of leisure, diminution of hustle are the ends to be sought — Bertrand Russell.
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- Definitions for enjoyableɛnˈdʒɔɪ ə bəl. enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable(adj) affording satisfaction or pleasure. the company was enjoyable; found her praise gratifying; full of happiness and pleasurable excitement; good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read. enjoyable(Adjective) Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
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duration duration - the period of time during which something continues. continuance. period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period. clocking - the time taken to traverse a measured course; it was a world record clocking.
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- Definitions of Leisure • Veal • www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/research 4. Leisure is the time which an individual has free from work or other duties and which. may be utilised for the purposes of relaxation, diversion, social achievement, or. personal development. N.P Gist & S. F. Fava (1964) Urban Society.
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continuance longueur - a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art) residence time - the period of time spent in a particular place. span - the complete duration of something; the job was finished in the span of an hour.
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John Neulingerupdate In Neulinger's theory, individuals can be said to be in a state of leisure if they simply perceive that they have the freedom to choose activities and are motivated by an activity for its own sake, not just for its consequences.
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Sport Sport comes from the Old French desport meaning leisure, with the oldest definition in English from around 1300 being anything humans find amusing or entertaining.undreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, each against all with one winner.
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leisure The definition of leisure is free and unoccupied or loose and casual in terms of clothing. 1  An example of leisure is hours where no work is required. 2  An example of leisure is a comfortable sweatsuit.
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labour productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. the body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages. this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management and capital).
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- Ease, comfort refer to a sense of relaxation or of well-being. Ease implies a relaxed condition with an absence of effort or pressure: a life of ease. Comfort suggests a sense of well-being, along with ease, which produces a quiet happiness and contentment: comfort in one's old age.
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- Leisure World of Maryland is a private, age-restricted community located in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Community was started in September of 1966 and encompasses a fenced, 610-acre parcel, with entry limited to residents and guests by using any of the three staffed gatehouses. There are approximately 8,000 people residing in Leisure World, which is sub-divided into 29 housing associations, referred to as Mutuals.
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Recreation The term recreation appears to have been used in English first in the late 14th century, first in the sense of refreshment or curing of a sick person, and derived turn from Latin (re : again, creare : to create, bring forth, beget.).umans spend their time in activities of daily living, work, sleep, social duties, and leisure, the latter time being free from prior commitments to physiologic or social needs, a prerequisite of recreation.
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John Neulingerupdate Neulinger is best known for contributing a social psychological theory of leisure to the field of leisure studies. Neulinger's theory of leisure is defined by a psychological state of mind that requires two criteria for leisure: perceived freedom and intrinsic motivation.
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These Charts Show What We're Not Doing Because We're Online All The Time Across all Americans, the time spent online for leisure, which includes everything from social media to reading news, is relatively low, just 13 minutes. But that doesn't count time spent on email, watching videos, and gaming, and includes the substantial share of people who don't use computers for leisure or at all.
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- lei•sure. 1. freedom from the demands of work or duty: a life of leisure. 2. time free from the demands of work or duty: the leisure to pursue hobbies. 3. unhurried ease: a work written with leisure.
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Visual Synonyms of diversion Entertainment and recreation imply thought and mental occupation, tho in an agreeable, refreshing way; they are therefore words of a high order.
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LOUNGE Definition of lounge. sit or recline comfortably; He was lounging on the sofa a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait ; Anagrams of lounge GLUE ON
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leisure 1. freedom from the demands of work or duty: a life of leisure. 2. time free from the demands of work or duty: the leisure to pursue hobbies. 3. unhurried ease: a work written with leisure. 4. free or unoccupied: leisure hours. 5. having leisure; not required to work for a living: the leisure class.
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Recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time.[1] The need to do something for recreation is an essential element of human biology and psychology.[2] Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be fun.
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luxury Definition of luxury for English Language Learners. : 1  a condition or situation of great comfort, ease, and wealth. : 2  something that is expensive and not necessary. : 3  something that is helpful or welcome and that is not usually or always available.
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hobby 1 Definition of hobby in US English - an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure, a small horse or pony. Definition of hobby in US English - an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure, a small horse or pony.
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hobby 1 noun, plural hobbies. 1. an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. 2. a child's hobbyhorse.