Definition

Adjective: 1. Having ample free time; not occupied by work or duties: Describes a person, group, or lifestyle characterized by the possession of leisure, free time, or freedom from the necessity of work. 2. Characterized by leisure; relaxed and unhurried: Describes an activity, period, or manner that is done in a relaxed, unhurried way, without pressure.

Usage

The adjective "leisured" is used to describe people, social classes, or activities associated with having free time. It often implies a degree of privilege or freedom from economic necessity. * It typically precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., a leisured class, a leisured lifestyle). * It can describe the pace or quality of an activity (e.g., a leisured stroll).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The leisured gentleman spent his afternoons reading in the library.
  • She enjoyed a leisured breakfast on the terrace, reading the newspaper.
  • In the 19th century, a distinct leisured class emerged in Europe.

Advanced Usage

• "the leisured classes": A collective term for people who do not need to work for a living, often due to inherited wealth or private income. This term can carry historical or sociological connotations.
  • The novel offers a critique of the morals and idleness of the leisured classes.

Variants and Related Words

• Leisure (n): Free time when one is not working or occupied; freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
  • He has little leisure for hobbies.
• Leisurely (adj/adv): Acting or done without haste; unhurried.
  • We took a leisurely walk along the beach. (adj)
  • She strolled leisurely through the park. (adv)

Synonyms

• Idle: Not working or active; unemployed. (Can have a negative connotation of laziness.)
• Unoccupied: Not busy; not engaged in work or activity.
• At leisure: Having free time; not busy. (Often used predicatively: )

Antonyms

• Busy
• Occupied
• Working

Adjective

1. free from duties or responsibilities
   • he writes in his leisure hours
   • life as it ought to be for the leisure classes- J.J.Chapman
   • even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men- Ida Craven