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leisurely

/ˈlizəli/LEE-zur-lee
/ˈlizɚli/LEE-zur-lee

Meaningin an unhurried way

Common meaning: relaxed and slow

Journey through time

  1. Latinlicere‘be permitted’source
  2. Old Frenchleisir‘opportunity or free time’source
  3. Middle Englishleyser‘free time’source
  4. Englishleisure‘free time away from work’
  5. Englishformed in English from leisureleisurely‘relaxed and slow’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from leisure + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LEISURE, p.328 · scan

Source words

  • licere Latin · source word “be permitted”

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