Meaning

7 senses
  1. Happening by chance.

    They only had casual meetings.

    zufällig, beiläufig

    случа́йныйslučájnyj

    occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

  2. Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

    The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense.

    gelegentlich

    случа́йныйslučájnyj

  3. Employed irregularly.

    He was just a casual worker.

    gelegentlich

    вре́менныйvrémennyj, сезо́нныйsezónnyj

  4. Careless.

    gleichgültig

    небре́жныйnebréžnyj

  5. Happening or coming to pass without design.

    unmethodisch

    непреднаме́ренныйneprednamérennyj, непроизво́льныйneproizvólʹnyj

  6. Informal; relaxed.

    tone in casual interactions

    ungezwungen, leger, informell

    неофициа́льныйneoficiálʹnyj, неформа́льныйneformálʹnyj

  7. Designed for informal or everyday use.

    pants in the casual wear collection

    leger, sportlich, ungezwungen

    повседне́вныйpovsednévnyj, непара́дныйneparádnyj

Examples

77 sentences
  1. Tom is trying to act casual.

  2. Tom is dressed in casual clothing.

  3. We ought to expect some casual visitors.

  4. Tom is trying very hard to be casual.

  5. Tom was dressed in casual clothing.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 6
happening by chance:
employed irregularly:
careless:
happening or coming to pass without design:
informal, relaxed:
designed for informal or everyday use:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
happening by chance:
coming without regularity; occasional or incidental:
careless:
happening or coming to pass without design:
informal, relaxed:
designed for informal or everyday use:

Origin

From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cā

From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”) (whence English cadence).

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