licit-, licen-, leis- +

(Latin: to be allowed; permitted; unrestrained)


illicit
1. Not allowed by the law.
2. Considered wrong or unacceptable by prevailing social customs or standards.
3. Disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.
illicitly
1. In an illegal manner.
2. In a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom.
3. Descriptive of something which is illegal or disapproved of by society.
illicitness
1. The quality of not conforming strictly to law.
2. Not allowed, unlawfulness.
leisure
1. Freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity.
2. Time available for ease and relaxation.
3. time during which someone has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore, is free to engage in enjoyable activities.
4. Etymology: from Latin licere, "to be permitted, to be allowed".

More about leisure in our modern times.

leisureliness
1. Slowness by virtue of being leisurely.
2. Characterized by leisure; time allowed to be free from work or duties.
leisurely
1. Not hurried or forced.: "She proceeded at a leisurely, or easygoing, pace."
2. In an unhurried way or at one's convenience.
3. In a slow and relaxed manner.
license
1. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization to do something.
2. Official or legal permission to do or to own a specified thing.
3. A document, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission; such as, a driver's license.
4. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices; especially, in behavior or speech.
5. Deviation from normal rules, practices, or methods in order to achieve a certain end or effect.
6. Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint: "He is taking license to do whatever he wishes."
7. To authorize officially.
licensee
1. Someone to whom a license is granted.
2. A person or corporation that is officially permitted, or allowed, to do something.
licenser, licensor
1. An official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission to participate in some activity.
2. An official who is in a position to permit, to allow, or to authorize, especially with a formal license.
licentiate
1. Someone who has been granted a license to practice or to teach a profession or skill.
2. A person who is granted a license by an authorized body to practice a specified profession.
3. A degree from certain European and Canadian universities ranking just below that of a doctor or someone holding such a degree.
4. A presbyterian preacher who is licensed to preach but not perform the sacraments in a Presbyterian church, usually a trainee minister who has not yet been ordained.
licentious
1. Pursuing desires aggressively and selfishly, unchecked by morality, especially in sexual matters.
2. Having no regard for accepted rules or standards.
licentiously
1. In a licentious and promiscuous manner; rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
2. With an excess of liberty; in contempt of law and morality.
licentiousness
1. The quality of being lewd and lascivious.
2. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasures with reckless extravagance.
licit
1. Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law.
2. Allowed, or permitted, by law; legal.
licitly
1. In a manner acceptable to common custom.
2. Legally, in a manner compatible with law.

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