Dictionary

leisurely en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛʒəli/ (UK)
• /ˈliʒɚli/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English leisure Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English leisurely From leisure + -ly.

Meanings

1. Characterized by leisure; taking plenty of time; unhurried.
   • The minimum of 48 m.p.h. up the 1 in 200 to Ardley summit was on the leisurely side, [...]. 1960 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:
   • As we had a free morning, we went on a leisurely walk around the city.
   • He goes about his business in a leisurely manner
   • Warwick passed through one of the wide brick arches and traversed the building with a leisurely step. 1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:
   • This rather leisurely journey, consuming almost six months, should be contrasted with Liu Tsung-yüan's trip into exile in 815- it took him a little more than three months to reach Liu-chou in Lingnan from Ch’ang-an. 1967, Edward H. Schafer, The Vermilion Bird, University of California Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 24:

Forms

Deriveds

overleisurely · leisureliness · unleisurely

Synonyms

leisured

Translations (18)

cmn 閒散 /闲散 (characterized by leisure) · de gemächlich (characterized by leisure) · bg спокоен (characterized by leisure) · ga réidh (characterized by leisure) · fr tranquille (characterized by leisure) · bg без бързане (characterized by leisure) · fi rauhallinen (characterized by leisure) · fi leppoisa (characterized by leisure) · ro domol (characterized by leisure) · yue 閒散 /闲散 (characterized by leisure) · pl spokojny (characterized by leisure) · pl zrelaksowany (characterized by leisure) · grc σχολαῖος (characterized by leisure) · pl nieśpieszny (characterized by leisure) · fi kiireetön (characterized by leisure) · de betulich (characterized by leisure) · pl powolny (characterized by leisure) · fr paisible (characterized by leisure)

leisurely en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛʒəli/ (UK)
• /ˈliʒɚli/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From earlier leisurelily, by haplology, equivalent to leisurely + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a leisurely manner.
   • Oh give me a land / where the bright diamond sand / flows leisurely down to the stream where the graceful white swan / goes gliding along / like a star in a heavenly dream. 2008, “Home on the Range”performed by Lisa Loeb:
   • Sunset Crescent Drive curved leisurely north from Sunset Boulevard, well beyond the Bel-Air Country Club golf-course. 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 37:
   • For some minutes he walked leisurely but uncollectedly, along the line of stalls; as if contemplating the rich display of summer fruits still remaining unsold. 1838, Catherine Grace Frances Gore, Mary Raymond, and Other Tales, volume 2, page 124:

Forms

Translations (19)

ro domol (in a leisurely manner) · fi rauhallisesti (in a leisurely manner) · fi kiireettömästi (in a leisurely manner) · ro pe îndelete (in a leisurely manner) · fr paisiblement (in a leisurely manner) · de betulich (in a leisurely manner) · cmn 從容地 /从容地 (in a leisurely manner) · pl nieśpiesznie (in a leisurely manner) · la otiosus (in a leisurely manner) · pl powolnie (in a leisurely manner) · fr tranquillement (in a leisurely manner) · fi leppoisasti (in a leisurely manner) · de gemächlich (in a leisurely manner) · pl spokojnie (in a leisurely manner) · ro îndelete (in a leisurely manner) · bg спокойно (in a leisurely manner) · pl nieśpieszno (in a leisurely manner) · bg бавно (in a leisurely manner) · fr lentement (in a leisurely manner)