casual

casual

happening by chance; unexpected; fortuitous: a casual meeting; not dressy: a casual event
Not to be confused with:causal – of or implying a cause; relating to or of the nature of cause and effect: a causal factor

ca·su·al

C0150800 (kăzh′o͞o-əl)adj.1. a. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal: a casual evening with friends.b. Unpremeditated or offhand: a casual remark.c. Suited for everyday wear or informal use: casual clothing.2. Not serious or thorough; superficial: a casual inspection; a casual understanding of French.3. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: "speaks with casual aplomb about being shot at" (Janelle Brown).4. Occurring or being such by chance: "in the first months when I was pregnant, before it was obvious to the casual observer" (Anne Roiphe). See Synonyms at chance.5. a. Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional: casual employment at a factory; a casual correspondence with a former teacher.b. Employed on an irregular basis: casual workers.6. a. Socialized with only occasionally; not close or intimate: a casual acquaintance.b. Being or occurring between sexual partners who are not in an established relationship: casual lovers; casual sex.n.1. One that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker.2. casuals Casualwear: sent my casuals to the cleaners.3. A soldier temporarily attached to a unit while awaiting permanent assignment.

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[Middle English casuel, due to chance, unpredictable, from Old French, from Latin cāsuālis, from cāsus, event; see case¹.]

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ca′su·al·ly adv.ca′su·al·ness n.

casual

(ˈkæʒjʊəl) adj1. 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. (Clothing & Fashion) (esp of dress) for informal wear: a casual coat. 6. occasional or irregular: casual visits; a casual labourer. 7. (Biology) biology another term for adventiven8. (Clothing & Fashion) (usually plural) an informal article of clothing or footwear9. an occasional worker10. (Biology) biology another term for an adventive11. (Soccer) (usually plural) a young man dressed in expensive casual clothes who goes to football matches in order to start fights[C14: from Late Latin cāsuālis happening by chance, from Latin cāsus event, from cadere to fall; see case¹] ˈcasually adv ˈcasualness n

cas•u•al

(ˈkæʒ u əl)

adj. 1. happening by chance: a casual meeting. 2. without definite or serious intention; offhand: a casual remark. 3. seeming or tending to be indifferent; apathetic: a casual air. 4. appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy. 5. irregular; occasional: a casual visitor. n. 6. a worker employed only irregularly. 7. a soldier temporarily at a station and waiting for transportation or assignment to a permanent station. [1325–75; Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin cāsuālis=cāsu(s) case¹ + -ālis -al¹] cas′u•al•ly, adv. cas′u•al•ness, n.

casual

See: transient.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	casual - 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"insouciant, nonchalantunconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
	2.	casual - without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"unplanned - without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks"
	3.	casual - appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"daily, everydayinformal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"
	4.	casual - occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"chanceunplanned - without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks"
	5.	casual - 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"cursory, perfunctory, passingcareless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
	6.	casual - occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"occasionalirregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	7.	casual - characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"foolinglight - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart"
	8.	casual - natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"free-and-easyinformal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"
	9.	casual - not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"effortlesseasy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"

casual

adjective1. careless, relaxed, informal, indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic, blasé, offhand, nonchalant, insouciant, lackadaisical an easy-going young man with a casual approach to life
careless concerned, serious, committed, enthusiastic, passionate2. chance, unexpected, random, accidental, incidental, unforeseen, unintentional, fortuitous (informal), serendipitous, unpremeditated It was just a casual meeting.
chance planned, expected, fixed, arranged, deliberate, foreseen, intentional, premeditated3. informal, leisure, sporty, non-dressy I bought casual clothes for the weekend.
informal formal, ceremonial, dressy4. temporary, short-term, occasional, part-time, uncertain, irregular I've been doing casual work in a hostel for five months.5. promiscuous I don't believe in having casual sex.6. perfunctory, careless, cursory, offhand, nonchalant I stood up and gave a casual glance behind me.

casual

adjective1. Occurring unexpectedly:accidental, chance, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent, odd.2. Unconstrained by rigid standards or ceremony:easy, easygoing, informal, natural, relaxed, spontaneous, unceremonious, unrestrained.Informal: laid-back.

Translations

临时的偶然的漫不经心的随便的非正式的

casual

(ˈkӕʒuəl) adjective1. not careful. I took a casual glance at the book. 漫不經心的 漫不经心的2. informal. casual clothes. 非正式的 非正式的3. happening by chance. a casual remark. 偶然的 偶然的4. not regular or permanent. casual labour. 臨時的 临时的ˈcasually adverb 漫不經心地，偶然地 漫不经心地，偶然地 ˈcasualness noun 漫不經心 随便，漫不经心

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