ゆったりyuttari

Common
Definitions
  1. adverb (with と), suru verbcomfortable; easy; calm; relaxed
    Forget the anxieties of life and learn to relax.
  2. adverb (with と), suru verbloose; spacious
    男性だんせい用ようの衣類いるいはゆったりしている。↗
    Men's clothing is loose fitting.
Conjugation
Dictionary formゆったりする
Polite (masu)ゆったりします
Negative (nai)ゆったりしない
polite (masen)ゆったりしません
classical zu / nuゆったりせず・ゆったりせぬ
Past (ta)ゆったりした
polite (mashita)ゆったりしました
Past negative (nakatta)ゆったりしなかった
polite (masen deshita)ゆったりしませんでした
Te formゆったりして
Potentialゆったりできる
Passiveゆったりされる
Causativeゆったりさせる
Causative passiveゆったりさせられる
Conditional (ba)ゆったりすれば
taraゆったりしたら
Volitionalゆったりしよう
polite (mashou)ゆったりしましょう
Imperativeゆったりしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymゆっくりNeutralCovers slow movement, or resting well and fully. 「ゆったり」 stresses being spacious, loose and comfortable.
  • Synonym悠々ゆうゆうWrittenWritten word for composure or having ample leeway, as in 「悠々自適」. 「ゆったり」 leans toward physical spaciousness.
  • Related楽々らくらくNeutralAbout doing something easily, with no effort; works in both speech and writing. 「ゆったり」 is about being relaxed with room to spare.
  • RelatedゆるゆるCasualColloquial: moving slowly or fitting loosely, even very slack. 「ゆったり」 stresses comfortable roominess of space or time.
  • RelatedゆるりWrittenWritten and slightly old-fashioned; often 「ごゆるりと」 when asking someone to take their time. 「ゆったり」 is more everyday.
  • Related快くこころよくNeutralDescribes a glad, willing mood, as in 「快く引き受ける」. 「ゆったり」 is about loose, unhurried ease instead.
  • Antonym窮屈きゅうくつNeutralCramped and tight, or feeling constrained and ill at ease; the opposite of 「ゆったり」 in space and in feeling.
  • AntonymせわしないNeutralHurried and restless, unable to settle down; contrasts with the unhurried calm of 「ゆったり」.
  • AntonymきつきつCasualColloquial for something tight with no room to spare — the direct opposite of the looseness of 「ゆったり」.

Default to 「ゆったり」 for comfortable roominess in space or time, as in 「ゆったりした服」. For slow movement pick 「ゆっくり」, for composure 「悠々」; the opposites are 「窮屈」 and 「せわしない」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 間隔かんかくや期間きかん、時間じかんに余裕よゆうがあるさま
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