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   Ca·su·al

   /ˈkaZHo͞oəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relaxed and unconcerned: "she regarded his affairs with a casual indulgence" Similar relaxedfriendlynaturalinformalunceremoniousunpretentiouseasygoingfree and easyuninhibitedopeninformal:laid-backOpposite formal
   • ▪ made or done without much thought or premeditation: "a casual remark" Similar offhandrandomimpromptuspontaneousunpremeditatedunthinkingunstudiedunconsideredparentheticalpassingthrowawaytrivialill-consideredill-judgedunguardedinformal:off-the-cuffOpposite premeditated
   • ▪ done or acting in a desultory way: "to the casual observer, rugby looks something like soccer" Similar cursoryperfunctorysuperficialpassingfleetingsummarydesultorycarelesshastyhurriedrushedbriefquickOpposite thoroughcareful
   • ▪ done or acting without sufficient care or thoroughness: "the casual way in which victims were treated" Similar indifferentapatheticuncaringuninterestedunconcernedlackadaisicalblasénonchalantlukewarminsouciantoffhandhit-or-misseasygoingfree and easyairybreezyblithecarefreeflippantlaxslackirresponsibledevil-may-careinformal:couldn't-care-lesslaid-backrare:pococuranteOpposite carefulconcerned
   • 2. not regular or permanent. Similar temporarypart-timeimpermanentfreelanceirregularoccasionalintermittentoutsideoutsourcedOpposite permanentfull-time
   • ▪ employed or established on a temporary or irregular basis: "casual jobs" Similar temporarypart-timeimpermanentfreelanceirregularoccasionalintermittentoutsideoutsourcedOpposite permanentfull-time
   • ▪ (of a sexual relationship or encounter) occurring between people who are not regular or established sexual partners: "they don't do one-night stands or casual flings" Similar promiscuousrecreationalextramaritalliberateduninhibitedfreeinformal:swinging
   • 3. happening by chance; accidental: "he pretended it was a casual meeting" Similar chanceaccidentalrandomunintentionalunplannedunintendedinadvertentunexpectedunforeseenunanticipatedunlooked-foroccurring by chance/accidentfortuitouscoincidentalflukyserendipitousadventitiousaleatoryOpposite plannedintentional
   • 4. without formality of style or manner, in particular (of clothing) suitable for everyday wear rather than formal occasions: "a casual short-sleeved shirt" Similar informalnot formalrelaxedcomfortablesloppyleisuresportifeverydayundressinformal:sportyOpposite formalsmart

   noun

   • 1. a person who does something irregularly: "a number of casuals became regular customers"
   • ▪ a worker employed on an irregular or temporary basis: British "the business employs eight full-time sales staff and ten casuals"
   • 2. clothes or shoes suitable for everyday wear rather than formal occasions: British "she designs women's casuals"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in casual (sense 2 of the adjective, sense 3 of the adjective)): from Old French casuel and Latin casualis, from casus ‘fall’ (compare with case1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. casualness noun

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   What does casual mean?

   • Casual definition: happening by chance; fortuitous. See examples of CASUAL used in a sentence.

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   Where does the word casuel come from?

   • From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case ), from cadere (“to fall”) (whence English cadence ). Happening by chance . They only had casual meetings.

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   What does a casual attitude mean?

   • A casual attitude indicates that a person is not to be depended on, either because they are unmethodical or uninterested or lazy. Casual dress is for when you don't want to make the effort to be formal. It's interesting to see how the word has extended its meaning from "occasional, by chance" all the way to "everyday, informal".

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   What does casualty mean?

   • Cf. casualty n. 2b. Casuals, or Casualties, a term..signifying men that are dead (since first enlisted), or have been discharged, or have deserted. 5. Esp. in plural.

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   Casual definition: happening by chance; fortuitous. See examples of CASUAL used in a sentence.

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   casual meaning: 1. not planned, or without particular meaning or importance: 2. relaxed and not seeming very…. Learn more.

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   Alternative forms

   1. casuall (obsolete) 2. (shortening, informal) cazh

   Etymology

   From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”) (whence English cadence).

   Pronunciation

   1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/, /ˈkaʒjuːəl/, /ˈkazjuːəl/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, /ˈkæʒwəl/ 3. (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɛʒ(ʉː)əl/ 4. (obsolete) IPA(key): /-uːæl/ 5. Hyphenation: ca‧su‧al, cas‧ual, casu‧al

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   Etymology

   Borrowed from Latin cāsuālis.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.zuˈal] 2. IPA(key): (Valencian) [ka.zuˈal]

   Adjective

   casual m or f (masculine and feminine plural casuals) 1. casual 2. unplanned

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   Etymology

   From Latin cāsuālis.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /kaˈswal/ [kaˈswal] 2. Rhymes: -al 3. Syllabification: ca‧sual

   Adjective

   casual m or f (masculine and feminine plural casuales) 1. casual 2. accidental 3. coincidental, chance

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   casual. adjective. These are words and phrases related to casual. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of casual. The two old friends had a casual meeting. Synonyms. chance. unexpected. accidental. fortuitous. serendipitous. unplanned. unarranged. unforeseen. unpremeditated. unintentional. undesigned.

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   Casual In the European tradition, casual is the dress code that emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity. It includes a very wide variety of costume, so it is perhaps better defined by what it is not than what it is.

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    Chance; the state of being ‘casual’; a chance or casual occurrence, contingency; esp. an unfortunate occurrence, accident, casualty. stour 1583–1600 Used by Greene, Lodge, and others, probably by misapprehension of Spenser, for: Occasion, place.