Definition of Leisureliness

1. Noun. Slowness by virtue of being leisurely.

Generic synonyms: Deliberateness, Deliberation, Slowness, Unhurriedness
Derivative terms: Leisurely

Definition of Leisureliness

1. Noun. The property of being leisurely. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leisureliness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leisureliness

leisler
leislers
leister
leistered
leistering
leisters
leisurable
leisurably
leisure
leisure activities
leisure center
leisure time
leisure wear
leisured
leisureless
leisureliness (current term)
leisurelinesses
leisurely
leisures
leisurewear
leisuring
leisurist
leisurists
leiteite
leitmotif
leitmotifs
leitmotiv
leitmotivs
lek
leke

Literary usage of Leisureliness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ten Personal Studies by Wilfrid Philip Ward (1908)
"The leisureliness of his manner is symptomatic of a certain leisureliness in his diplomatic method. The late Lord Lyons used to say, ' Never write to-day ..."

2. Home Life in France by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1905)
"English travellers are sometimes exasperated by this leisureliness in other quarters. In September of last year I left Paris for Dover by the excellent 9.45 ..."

3. Home Life in France by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1907)
"English travellers are sometimes exasperated by this leisureliness in other quarters. In September of last year I left Paris for Dover by the excellent 9.45 ..."

4. Yale Lectures on Preaching: And Other Writings by Nathaniel Judson Burton (1888)
"They are leisurely and they require leisureliness. No matter about next Sunday. No matter whether his book will work into sermons or not. ..."

5. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"... and resuming the thread of his tale, with the true story-teller's leisureliness, perhaps after shooting a rapid, — prefacing with " We-e-11, ..."

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