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casual definition
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Grep of noun casual casualness casualty Overview of adj casual The adj casual has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) casual, insouciant, nonchalant -- (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") 2. (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") 3. (2) casual, everyday -- (suited for everyday use "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes") 4. (1) accidental, casual, chance -- (occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence") 5. (1) casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory -- (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") 6. casual, occasional -- (employed in a specified capacity from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker") 7. fooling, casual -- (characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about it is no fooling matter") 8. free-and-easy, casual -- (natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style") 9. casual, effortless -- (not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace") Antonyms of adj casual 9 senses of casual Sense 1 casual, insouciant, nonchalant INDIRECT (VIA unconcerned) -> concerned Sense 2 casual INDIRECT (VIA unplanned) -> planned Sense 3 casual, everyday INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal Sense 4 accidental, casual, chance(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unplanned) -> planned Sense 5 casual, cursory, passing(postnominal), perfunctory INDIRECT (VIA careless) -> careful Sense 6 casual, occasional INDIRECT (VIA irregular) -> regular Sense 7 fooling, casual INDIRECT (VIA light) -> heavy Sense 8 free-and-easy, casual INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal Sense 9 casual, effortless INDIRECT (VIA easy) -> difficult, hard Similarity of adj casual 9 senses of casual Sense 1 casual, insouciant, nonchalant => unconcerned (vs. concerned) Sense 2 casual => unplanned (vs. planned) Sense 3 casual, everyday => informal (vs. formal) Sense 4 accidental, casual, chance(postnominal) => unplanned (vs. planned) Sense 5 casual, cursory, passing(postnominal), perfunctory => careless (vs. careful) Sense 6 casual, occasional => irregular (vs. regular) Sense 7 fooling, casual => light (vs. heavy) Sense 8 free-and-easy, casual => informal (vs. formal) Sense 9 casual, effortless => easy (vs. difficult) Attributes of adj casual Familiarity of adj casual casual used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj casual casual Overview of adj casual The adj casual has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) casual, insouciant, nonchalant -- (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") 2. (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") 3. (2) casual, everyday -- (suited for everyday use "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes") 4. (1) accidental, casual, chance -- (occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence") 5. (1) casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory -- (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") 6. casual, occasional -- (employed in a specified capacity from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker") 7. fooling, casual -- (characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about it is no fooling matter") 8. free-and-easy, casual -- (natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style") 9. casual, effortless -- (not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace")
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