Casual Definition
kăzho͝o-əl
casuals
adjective
Unpremeditated or offhand.
A casual remark.
American Heritage
Slight or superficial.
A casual acquaintance.
Webster's New World
Happening by chance; not planned; incidental.
A casual visit.
Webster's New World
Informal or relaxed.
A casual atmosphere.
Webster's New World
Careless or cursory.
Far too casual in his methods.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
casuals
One who does something only occasionally or temporarily, esp. a casual worker.
Webster's New World
Casualwear.
Sent my casuals to the cleaners.
American Heritage
Shoes, clothes, etc. designed for informal occasions.
Webster's New World
A person temporarily attached to a unit, awaiting a permanent assignment or transportation.
Webster's New World
(UK, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Casual
Noun
Singular:
casual
Plural:
casualsOrigin of Casual
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Middle English casuel due to chance, unpredictable from Old French from Latin cāsuālis from cāsus event case1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”), from cadere (“to fall”).
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