casual

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casual

She wears casual clothes to the weekend market.

Definition

Adjective 1. Happening by chance; not planned or expected: Refers to something occurring without intention or prior arrangement. 2. Relaxed, informal, and unconcerned: Describes an attitude, manner, or style that is not formal, serious, or careful. 3. Not regular or permanent; occasional: Describes work, employment, or events that happen only sometimes and are not part of a fixed schedule. 4. Done without care or thoroughness; superficial: Indicates an action performed with little attention or effort. 5. Suitable for everyday use; informal: Describes clothing or items appropriate for ordinary, non-formal situations.

Examples of Usage
  • Adjective (by chance):
    • We had a casual meeting at the supermarket.
    • He made a casual remark that stuck with me.
  • Adjective (relaxed/informal):
    • He has a very casual attitude towards his responsibilities.
    • The office has a casual dress code on Fridays.
  • Adjective (occasional):
    • She works as a casual employee at the restaurant.
    • They have only a casual correspondence.
  • Adjective (superficial):
    • He gave the report only a casual glance.
    • A casual inspection missed the critical flaw.
  • Adjective (suitable for everyday):
    • Please wear casual clothes to the picnic.
    • These are my casual shoes for walking.
Advanced Usage
  • "casual about (something)": Showing a lack of proper concern or seriousness towards something important.
    • You shouldn't be so casual about your health.
  • "casual acquaintance": A person one knows slightly, not a close friend.
    • He's just a casual acquaintance from the gym.
  • "casual sex": Sexual activity occurring outside a committed romantic relationship, often implying a lack of emotional attachment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Casually (adverb): In a casual manner.
    • He mentioned it casually over dinner.
  • Casualness (noun): The quality of being casual.
    • The casualness of his apology was insulting.
  • Casualty (noun): A person killed or injured in a war or accident. (Note: This is a distinct meaning, not a direct variant of the adjective "casual," but shares the etymological root of "chance occurrence.")
  • Casual Friday (noun phrase): A day, typically Friday, when employees are allowed to wear casual clothes to work.
Synonyms
  • Chance, accidental, fortuitous (for meaning 1).
  • Informal, relaxed, nonchalant, unconcerned (for meaning 2).
  • Occasional, irregular, temporary (for meaning 3).
  • Cursory, perfunctory, superficial, hasty (for meaning 4).
  • Everyday, informal, leisure (for meaning 5).
Antonyms
  • Planned, deliberate, intentional (for meaning 1).
  • Formal, serious, careful, concerned (for meaning 2).
  • Permanent, regular, steady (for meaning 3).
  • Thorough, careful, meticulous (for meaning 4).
  • Formal, dressy (for meaning 5).
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Take it casual" / "Take it easy": An informal exhortation to relax and not worry.
    • Just take it casual; everything will be fine.
  • "A casual observer": Someone who looks at something without close or expert attention.
    • To a casual observer, the system seems to work perfectly.
casual

She wears casual clothes to the weekend market.

Adjective
  1. not showing effort or strain
    • a difficult feat performed with casual mastery
    • careless grace
  2. natural and unstudied
    • using their Christian names in a casual way
    • lectured in a free-and-easy style
  3. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; it is no fooling matter"
    • a broken back is nothing to be casual about
  4. occurring from time to time
    • casual employment
    • a casual correspondence with a former teacher
    • an occasional worker
  5. 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. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
    • seek help from casual passers-by
    • a casual meeting
    • a chance occurrence
  7. appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
    • casual clothes
    • everyday clothes
  8. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
    • a casual remark
    • information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
  9. 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

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