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leisureliness

leisureliness

6.6
A relaxed, slow way of living or doing things
  • noun
  • /ˈliːʒərlinəs/
translation icon : tranquilidad
  • The leisureliness of her morning routine allowed her to enjoy a peaceful cup of tea.

Examples

  • He appreciated the leisureliness of their vacation, spending long hours lounging by the pool.

  • On weekends, I love the leisureliness of taking long walks without any hurry.

  • For as knowledge grows or alters continually, it clashes with mythology and theology, which change with geological leisureliness.

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  • History repeats itself in the large because human nature changes with geological leisureliness, and man is equipped to respond in stereotyped ways to frequently occurring situations and stimuli like hunger, danger, and sex.

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Synonyms

relaxation
vsleisureliness
54 1.6

A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time

is more about slow unhurried pace rather than just calm rest
quietude
vsleisureliness
  • Literature
3 8.0

A calm, peaceful feeling or time

focuses on deliberate slowness and relaxed pacing rather than mere stillness
relaxedness
vsleisureliness
5.5

A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress

emphasizes slowness and unhurried timing rather than only ease

Antonyms

120 3.3

A situation that needs attention right away because it is very important

1 5.8

Acting or deciding too quickly without enough thought

How Leisurely

idleness
8 4.5
calm
735 1.0
leisureliness
6.6
busyness
4 3.0
haste
65 3.4

Surface Forms

leisureliness singular

Morphology

leisureliness = leisurely (transparent) = leisure + ness

Formed from 'leisure' -> 'leisurely' -> 'leisureliness' with regular adjective and noun-forming suffixes, so the meaning is predictably compositional.

Etymology

Leisureliness comes from the word leisure, which meant 'free time' or time 'allowed' for rest. So leisureliness is the quality of moving slowly and calmly because you have time to spare.