casual

casual
cas|u|al [ˈkæʒuəl] adj
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1¦(relaxed)¦
2¦(not formal)¦
3¦(work)¦
4¦(relationship)¦
5¦(without attention)¦
6¦(not planned)¦
7¦(not regular)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from Latin casus; CASE1]
1.) ¦(RELAXED)¦
relaxed and not worried, or seeming not to care about something
▪ a casual manner
▪ His eyes were angry, though he sounded casual.
▪ Marsha was quite casual about appearing on TV.
▪ She had a casual attitude to life.
2.) ¦(NOT FORMAL)¦
not formal or not for a formal situation
≠ ↑formal
▪ Jean felt more comfortable in casual clothes .
▪ a casual jacket
3.) ¦(WORK)¦
employed as a temporary worker or working for only a short period of time
▪ casual labour
▪ staff employed on a casual basis
▪ Chris has occasional casual work but mostly he is unemployed.
4.) ¦(RELATIONSHIP)¦
knowing someone or having sex with someone without wanting a close relationship with them
≠ ↑serious
▪ She will never be more than a casual acquaintance.
▪ They had been conducting a casual affair for years.
▪ John just wanted casual sex .
5.) ¦(WITHOUT ATTENTION)¦
without any serious interest or attention
▪ He gave us a casual glance as he walked by, but didn't stop.
▪ To the casual observer (=to someone who is not looking carefully) Mary seemed quite calm.
6.) ¦(NOT PLANNED)¦ [only before noun]
happening by chance without being planned
▪ a casual conversation
▪ He made some casual remark (=one without thinking much about it) about her holiday.
7.) ¦(NOT REGULAR)¦ [only before noun]
doing something or using something sometimes but not regularly or often
▪ a casual drug user
▪ The museum is of great interest, both to experts and to casual visitors.
>casually adv
▪ a casually dressed young man
▪ 'Where do you work?' she asked casually.
▪ He walked down the road, casually swinging his bag.
>casualness n [U]

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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