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cas⋅u⋅al

  [kazh-oo-uhl]
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–adjective
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. appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy: casual clothes; casual wear.
5. irregular; occasional: a casual visitor.
6. accidental: a casual mishap.
7. Obsolete. uncertain.
–noun
8. a worker employed only irregularly.
9. a soldier temporarily at a station or other place of duty, and usually en route to another station.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L cāsuālis, equiv. to cāsu(s) case 1 + -ālis -al 1 ; r. ME casuel < MF < L as above

Related forms:
cas⋅u⋅al⋅ly, adverb
cas⋅u⋅al⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unexpected, fortuitous, unforeseen. See accidental. 5. random.

Antonyms:
1. planned.
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ca·su·al   (kāzh'ōō-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Occurring by chance. See Synonyms at chance.
    1. Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional: casual employment at a factory; a casual correspondence with a former teacher.
    2. Unpremeditated; offhand: a casual remark.
    3. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed: a casual evening with friends.
    4. Suited for everyday wear or use; informal.
    5. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: a casual disregard for cold weather.
    6. Lenient; permissive: a casual attitude toward drugs.
    1. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed: a casual evening with friends.
    2. Suited for everyday wear or use; informal.
    3. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: a casual disregard for cold weather.
    4. Lenient; permissive: a casual attitude toward drugs.
  4. Not serious or thorough; superficial: a casual inspection.
    1. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: a casual disregard for cold weather.
    2. Lenient; permissive: a casual attitude toward drugs.
  6. Not close or intimate; passing: a casual acquaintance with avant-garde music.
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.

[Middle English casuel, from Old French, from Latin cāsuālis, from cāsus, event; see case1.]
ca'su·al·ly adv., ca'su·al·ness n.
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Casual

Cas"u*al\, a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis, fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See Case.]

1. Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

Casual breaks, in the general system. --W. Irving.

2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.

A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture. --Hawthorne.

Syn: Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See Accidental.

Casual

Cas"u*al\, n. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : casual
Spanish: despreocupado, rápido,
German: flüchtig,
Japanese: なにげない
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casual 
c.1374, "subject to or produced by chance," from O.Fr. casuel, from L.L. casualis "by chance," from L. casus "chance, event" (see case (1)). Of persons, in the sense of "not to be depended on, unmethodical," it is attested from 1883. Casualty in the modern military sense is 1844, from the word's older sense of "accident" (1423).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ca·su·al
Function: adjective
1 a : not expected or foreseen b : not done purposefully : ACCIDENTAL
2 a : employed for irregular periods casual worker> b : engaging in an activity on an occasional basis casual seller>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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casual

an essay written in a familiar, often humorous style. The word is usually associated with the style of essay that was cultivated at The New Yorker magazine

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