English - Etymology
From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”), from cadere (“to fall”).
English - Adjective
casual (comparative more casual, superlative most casual)
- Happening by chance.
- Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
- Employed irregularly.
- Careless.
- Happening or coming to pass without design.
- Informal, relaxed.
- Designed for informal or everyday use.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (happening by chance): accidental, fortuitous, incidental, occasional
- (happening or coming to pass without design): unexpected
- (relaxed; everyday use): informal
Antonyms
- (happening by chance): inevitable, necessary
- (happening or coming to pass without design): expected, scheduled
- (relaxed; everyday use): ceremonial, formal
Translations
English - Noun
- (UK, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
- A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
- (UK) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see Casual (subculture).
- One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
- (video games, informal) A player of casual games.
Translations
English - References
- casual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913