Leisurism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lifestyle or social system mainly focused on leisure. uncountable

    "The real revolution of our time may prove to be "creeping leisurism"; a steady movement toward a society that can meet all its needs with a working day of no more than three or four hours."

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"The real revolution of our time may prove to be "creeping leisurism"; a steady movement toward a society that can meet all its needs with a working day of no more than three or four hours."

Etymology

From leisure + -ism.

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