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1. (adj.) casual
happening by chance:
a casual meeting.
2. casual
without definite or serious intention; offhand:
a casual remark.
3. casual
seeming or tending to be indifferent; apathetic:
a casual air.
4. casual
appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy.
5. casual
irregular; occasional:
a casual visitor.
6. (n.) casual
a worker employed only irregularly.
7. casual
a soldier temporarily at a station and waiting for transportation or assignment to a permanent station.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME casuel < MF < L cāsuālis=cāsu(s)case1+-ālis -al1)
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| Definition of 'casual' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) casual, insouciant, nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern
"an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
2. (adj) casual
without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
"a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
3. (adj) casual, everyday, daily
appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
"casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"
4. (adj) casual, chance(a)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
"seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
5. (adj) casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
6. (adj) casual, occasional
occurring from time to time
"casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
7. (adj) fooling, casual
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
"a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
8. (adj) free-and-easy, casual
natural and unstudied
"using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"
9. (adj) casual, effortless
not showing effort or strain
"a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"
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1. (adjective) casual
≠ informal
casual clothes; casual dining
2. casual
relaxed and unconcerned
He tried to look casual.; teens' casual attitudes toward sex
3. casual
not planned
a casual meeting; casually dressed; to casually acknowledge a greeting
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| Definition of 'casual' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) casual
happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance
2. (adj) casual
coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses
3. (noun) casual
one who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant
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| Definition of 'casual' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. casual
See transient.
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Sense: not careful
I took a casual glance at the book.
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 Afrikaans: onverskillig |
 Arabic: عَرَضي |
 Bulgarian: небрежен |
 Brazilian: descuidado |
 Czech: zběžný, letmý |
 German: flüchtig |
 Danish: flygtig |
 Greek: απρόσεκτος, αδιάφορος, πρ |
 Spanish: despreocupado, rápido |
 Estonian: pealiskaudne |
 Farsi: سطحی؛ بی دقت |
 Finnish: välinpitämätön |
 French: rapide, en passant |
 Hebrew: מִקרִי |
 Hindi: आकस्मिक |
 Croatian: slučajan, nemaran |
 Hungarian: felületes |
 Indonesian: sambil lalu |
 Icelandic: lauslegur |
 Italian: fortuito, indifferente |
 Japanese: なにげない |
 Korean: 무심결에 |
 Lithuanian: nerūpestingas, atsainus, |
 Latvian: paviršs |
 Malay: pandangan yang bersahaja |
 Dutch: achteloos |
 Norwegian: flyktig, nonchalant |
 Polish: pobieżny |
 Persian: سطحی؛ بی دقت |
 Pashto: اتفاقى، كله كله، تصادفى: |
 Portuguese: descuidado |
 Romanian: neatent, neglijent |
 Russian: беглый |
 Slovak: letmý |
 Slovenian: bežen |
 Serbian: površan |
 Swedish: hastig, lätt |
 Thai: โดยไม่ตั้งใจ |
 Turkish: rasgele, gelişigüzel |
 Taiwanese: 漫不經心的 |
 Ukrainian: недбалий |
 Urdu: بے پروا ، لا ابالی |
 Vietnamese: hững hờ |
 Chinese: 漫不经心的 |
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