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leisureliness

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lei·sure·ly  (lzhr-l, lzhr-)
adj.
Acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried. See Synonyms at slow.
adv.
In an unhurried manner; slowly.

leisure·li·ness n.
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Noun1.leisureliness - slowness by virtue of being leisurely
deliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry


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Sometimes it was tedious to yield oneself to the leisureliness of productions like Romeo and Juliet and The Stone Flower.
Moreover, the machine's obsession with clock-time is utterly antithetical to the leisureliness of libraries that historically fostered quiet "hours of reflection" and scholarly "sessions of sweet silent thought.
 
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