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Definitions for Casual

[1] happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
[2] without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing: a casual remark.
[3] seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned: a casual, nonchalant air.
[4] without emotional intimacy or commitment: casual sex.
[5] appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy: casual clothes; casual wear.
[6] irregular; occasional: a casual visitor.
[7] accidental: a casual mishap.
[8] noting or relating to video games that do not require much skill or time commitment, or noting a player of such games: casual gamers. Compare hard-core(def 6) .
[9] Obsolete . uncertain.
[10] a worker employed only irregularly.
[11] a soldier temporarily at a station or other place of duty, and usually en route to another station.
[12] Usually Disparaging . a person who plays video games that do not require much skill or time commitment.
[13] happening by accident or chance a casual meeting
[14] offhand; not premeditated a casual remark
[15] shallow or superficial a casual affair
[16] being or seeming unconcerned or apathetic he assumed a casual attitude
[17] (esp of dress) for informal wear a casual coat
[18] occasional or irregular casual visits ; a casual labourer
[19] biology another term for adventive
[20] (usually plural) an informal article of clothing or footwear
[21] an occasional worker
[22] biology another term for an adventive
[23] (usually plural) a young man dressed in expensive casual clothes who goes to football matches in order to start fights

Words related to Casual

occasional, spontaneous, offhand, easygoing, informal, homey, folksy, laid-back, mellow, cursory, cool, accidental, adventitious, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu

Words nearby Casual

castro, castro valley, castro, fidel, castroism, castrop-rauxel, casual, casual contact, casual friday, casualization, casualty, casualty insurance

Origin of Casual

1325–75; Middle English < Latin cāsuālis, equivalent to cāsu(s ) case1 + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin as above

Other words from Casual

cas·u·al·ly , adverb
cas·u·al·ness , noun
o·ver·cas·u·al , adjective
o·ver·cas·u·al·ly , adverb
o·ver·cas·u·al·ness , noun
ul·tra·cas·u·al , adjective
ul·tra·cas·u·al·ly , adverb
ul·tra·cas·u·al·ness , noun
un·cas·u·al , adjective
un·cas·u·al·ly , adverb
un·cas·u·al·ness , noun

Word origin for Casual

C14: from Late Latin cāsuālis happening by chance, from Latin cāsus event, from cadere to fall; see case 1

Synonyms for Casual

occasional, offhand, spontaneous, accidental, adventitious, by chance, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, incidental, infrequent, irregular, odd, serendipitous, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated