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casual

[ kazh-oo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. happening by chance; fortuitous:

    a casual meeting.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing:

    a casual remark.

  3. appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy:

    casual clothes; casual wear.

  4. seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; relaxed; nonchalant:

    a casual, unconcerned air.

  5. without emotional intimacy or commitment:

    casual sex.

  6. a casual visitor.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  7. a casual mishap.

  8. noting or relating to activities that do not require much skill or time commitment: Compare hard-core ( def 6 ).

    casual gamers.

  9. Obsolete. uncertain.


noun

  1. a worker employed only irregularly.
  2. a soldier temporarily at a station or other place of duty, and usually en route to another station.
  3. Usually casuals. an article of clothing for casual wear.
  4. a person who does something only occasionally:

    Most of our customers are casuals.

  5. Usually Disparaging. a person who plays video games that do not require much skill or time commitment.

casual

/ ˈæʊə /

adjective

  1. happening by accident or chance

    a casual meeting

  2. offhand; not premeditated

    a casual remark

  3. shallow or superficial

    a casual affair

  4. being or seeming unconcerned or apathetic

    he assumed a casual attitude

  5. (esp of dress) for informal wear

    a casual coat

  6. occasional or irregular

    casual visits

    a casual labourer

  7. biology another term for adventive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. usually plural an informal article of clothing or footwear
  2. an occasional worker
  3. biology another term for an adventive
  4. usually plural a young man dressed in expensive casual clothes who goes to football matches in order to start fights
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, adverb
  • ˈܲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

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  • ···Ա noun
  • ···· adjective
  • o·ver····Ա noun
  • ܱ·ٰ··· adjective
  • ul·tra····Ա noun
  • ܲ··· adjective
  • un····Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of casual1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin , equivalent to ܲ case 1 + - -al 1; replacing Middle English casuel, from Middle French, from Latin as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of casual1

C14: from Late Latin happening by chance, from Latin ܲ event, from cadere to fall; see case 1
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As the Sunday evening set’s start time lingered over his head, Junior H traded his casual, pink jersey for an all-white outfit that would contrast his band’s all-black attire.

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Trump’s casual racism has become normalized to such a degree that even former outspoken critic Snoop Dogg was convinced to perform at a pre-inauguration event.

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Exhibitors argue that shorter windows cut into box-office profits by decreasing the number of casual moviegoers who look up showtimes on a whim and encouraging audiences to wait to watch a film at home.

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Rather, he embeds us in the warm, casual messiness of the couple’s domestic life, underlined most amusingly by a seemingly superfluous subplot involving Ono researching how to obtain live flies for her latest art installation.

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Others had taken a more casual, camping approach, dressed in what seemed to be pajamas.

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