See Also: Fanfani, Amintore(encyclopedia)
leisure(2)(dictionary)
leisure(dictionary)
leisure(1)(dictionary)
leisure centre(dictionary)
Leisure activities(medicine)
Leisure tourist(tourism)
TOURISM and Leisure Trust(finance)
MFS LIVING and Leisure Group(finance)
ARISTOCRAT Leisure Limited(finance)

Fanfani, Amintore (sh) and leisure(1) (iou)


Fanfani, Amintore (sh)




born Feb. 6, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy
died Nov. 20, 1999, Rome

Italian premier who formed and led the centre-left coalition that dominated Italian Politics in the late 1950s and '60s.

Elected to Italy's constituent assembly (1946), he became secretary-General of the Christian Democratic Party (1954) after serving briefly as premier. With his party's victory in 1958, he became premier (1958-59) and stressed social reforms. Buoyed by widespread public reaction against rising neofascist activity, he was returned to the premiership (1960-63) and again promoted a reformist program. He gained Italy's election to the UN Security Council (1958) and served as president of the UN General Assembly in 1965. He again served as premier in 1982-83 and in 1987.


leisure(1) (iou)



leisure noun & adjective. ME.
[Anglo-Norman leisour, Old French leisir (mod. loisir) from Proto-Romance use as noun of Latin licere be allowed.]
A. noun.
a. (The state of having) time at one's own disposal; free or unoccupied time. ME.
J. Ruskin The first volume..took the best of the winter's leisure.
b. A period or spell of unoccupied time. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
Freedom or opportunity (to do). ME-M17.
Leisureliness, deliberation. ME-L17.
Opportunity afforded by freedom from occupations (to do, for). LME.
P. G. Wodehouse The wolf at the door left little leisure for careful thought. W. Styron He would also have the leisure to start a project which he had always cherished.
Time remaining, sufficient time. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
Sir W. Scott He found himself unexpectedly in Eachin's close neighbourhood, with scarce leisure to avoid him.
Phrases: at leisure (a) with free or unoccupied time at one's disposal; (b) without haste, with deliberation. at one's leisure when one has unoccupied time at one's disposal; at one's ease or convenience. attend a person's leisure, attend upon a person's leisure arch. wait until a person is unoccupied. by leisure in a leisurely manner; at one's leisure; by degrees. gentleman of leisure = man of leisure below. lady of leisure a woman of independent means or whose time is free from obligations to others. man of leisure a man of independent means or whose time is free from obligations to others. stay a person's leisure, stay upon a person's leisure arch. = attend a person's leisure above.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to leisure, having leisure; free, unoccupied. LME.
W. T. Mills The ancient priesthood gathered to itself all the functions of the leisure and professional classes. F. Raphael A vermilion track-suit..and Puma leisure shoes.
Special collocations & comb.: leisure centre, leisure complex a building having sporting facilities, bars, etc. leisurewear informal clothes, esp. tracksuits, sportswear, etc.
leisureful adjective having much leisure, leisurely LME.
leisureless adjective M16.