leisurely

Questions about leisurely

What does leisurely mean?

leisurely means "not hurried or forced". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in leisurely?

leisurely has 3 syllables: leisu-re-ly. The stress falls on "leisu". In IPA it is /ˈlizɚli/.

What is another word for leisurely?

Close synonyms include easy, easygoing, at leisure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leisurely a common word?

leisurely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.