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casual

[ kazh-oo-uhl ]
/ ˈkæʒ u əl /
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adjective

noun

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RELATED WORDS

occasional, spontaneous, offhand, easygoing, informal, homey, folksy, laid-back, mellow, cursory, cool, accidental, adventitious, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu

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  1. castro valley,
  2. castro, cipriano,
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  5. castrop-rauxel,
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  8. casualization,
  9. casually,
  10. casualness

Origin of casual

1325–75; Middle English < Latin cāsuālis, equivalent to cāsu(s) case1 + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin as above
ANTONYMS FOR casual
1. planned.
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Synonym study

1. See accidental.
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British Dictionary definitions for casual

casual

/ (ˈkæʒjʊəl) /

adjective

noun

Derived Formscasually, adverbcasualness, noun

Word Origin for casual

C14: from Late Latin cāsuālis happening by chance, from Latin cāsus event, from cadere to fall; see case 1
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Word Origin and History for casual

casual

adj.

late 14c., "subject to or produced by chance," from Middle French casuel (15c.), from Late Latin casualis "by chance," from Latin casus "chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, event" (see case (n.1)).

Of persons, in the sense of "not to be depended on, unmethodical," it is attested from 1883; meaning "showing lack of interest" is from 1916. Of clothes, "informal," from 1939. Related: Casually.

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