to be a lady of leisure

  • 1lady of leisure — noun count a woman who does not have to work, especially because her husband earns a lot of money …

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  • 2lady of leisure — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lady of leisure : singular lady of leisure plural ladies of leisure a woman who does not have to work, especially because her husband earns a lot of money …

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  • 3lady of leisure — noun A lady who is of independent means and so does not need employment, one who is free from duties and responsibilities …

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  • 4a lady of leisure — a gentleman/lady/of leisure humorous phrase someone who does not have to work to earn money and can spend their time doing whatever they want Thesaurus: people who are richhyponym poor …

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  • 5(a) lady of leisure — a ˌgentleman/ˌlady of ˈleisure idiom (humorous) a man/woman who does not have to work Main entry: ↑leisureidiom …

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  • 7lady — la|dy W2S2 [ˈleıdi] n plural ladies [: Old English; Origin: hlAfdige, from hlaf bread + dige one who kneads ] 1.) a) a woman of a particular type or age young/old/elderly etc lady b) a …

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  • 8lady — / leIdi/ noun plural ladies (C) 1 WOMAN a) a word meaning woman, used because people think it is a more polite word: Give your coat to the lady over there. | The young lady at reception sent me up here. | the ladies darts team | tea lady/cleaning …

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  • 9lady — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elderly, middle aged, old, young ▪ A little old lady opened the door. ▪ attractive, beautiful, lovely …

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  • 10leisure */*/ — UK [ˈleʒə(r)] / US [ˈlɪʒər] / US [ˈleʒər] noun [uncountable] 1) a) activities that you do to relax or enjoy yourself My busy schedule leaves little time for leisure. b) [only before noun] relating to activities that you do to relax or enjoy… …

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