casual

English

Alternative forms

• casuall

Etymology

(14th century) from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”), from cadere (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæʒuəl/

Adjective

casual (comparative more casual, superlative most casual)

1. Happening by chance.

   They only had casual meetings.

2. Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

   The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.

3. Employed irregularly

   He was just a casual worker.

4. Careless.
   • 2007, Nick Holland, The Girl on the Bus (page 117)

     I removed my jacket and threw it casually over the back of the settee.

5. Happening or coming to pass without design.
6. Informal, relaxed.
7. Designed for informal use.

Synonyms

• accidental
• fortuitous
• incidental
• occasional

Antonyms

• scheduled
• formal

Derived terms

• casually
• casualization
• smart casual

Translations

happening by chance

Bulgarian: случаен (bg) Catalan: casual (ca) Czech: náhodný (cs) Hungarian: véletlen (hu)

Norwegian: tilfeldig (no) Polish: dorywczy (pl) m., doraźny (pl) m. Russian: случайный (ru) (slučájnyj) Spanish: casual (es)

coming without regularity; occasional or incidental

Bulgarian: случаен (bg), инцидентен (bg) Czech: občasný (cs), příležitostný (cs) French: occasionnel (fr)

Hungarian: alkalmi (hu) Polish: przypadkowy (pl) m. Russian: случайный (ru) (slučájnyj)

employed irregularly

Hungarian: alkalmi (hu) Polish: sezonowy (pl) m.

Russian: временный (ru) (vrémennyj), (seasonal) сезонный (ru) (sezónnyj)

careless

Bulgarian: небрежен (bg) Hungarian: nemtörődöm (hu)

Polish: niedbały (pl) m. Russian: небрежный (ru) (nebréžnyj)

happening or coming to pass without design

Bulgarian: непредвиден (bg) Hungarian: váratlan (hu)

Russian: непреднамеренный (ru) (neprednamérennyj), непроизвольный (ru) (neproizvól'nyj)

informal, relaxed

Bulgarian: неофициален (bg) Hungarian: fesztelen (hu), közvetlen (hu)

Russian: неофициальный (ru) (neoficiál'nyj), неформальный (ru) (neformál'nyj)

designed for informal use

Hungarian: hétköznapi (hu), kényelmes (hu), lezser (hu) Polish: codzienny (pl) m.

Russian: повседневный (ru) (povsednévnyj), (clothes only) непарадный (ru) (neparádnyj)

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Greek: περιστασιακός, συμπτωματικός, τυχαίος, απρόβλεπτος

Noun

casual (plural casuals)

1. (UK) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
2. A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
3. (UK) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see Casual (subculture).

Translations

a worker who is only working for a company occasionally

Czech: brigádník (cs) m.

Hungarian: alkalmi munkás (hu)

References

• casual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• causal

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Catalan

Adjective

casual m. and f. (plural casuals)

1. casual
2. unplanned

Derived terms

• casualitat
• casualment

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Spanish

Adjective

casual m. and f. (plural casuales)

1. casual
2. accidental

Derived terms

• casualmente