casual

 
  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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