casual

== English == === Alternative forms === casuall (obsolete) (shortening, informal) cazh === Etymology === From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”) (whence English cadence). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/, /ˈkaʒjuːəl/, /ˈkazjuːəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, /ˈkæʒwəl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɛʒ(ʉː)əl/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /-uːæl/ Hyphenation: ca‧su‧al, cas‧ual, casu‧al === Adjective === casual (comparative more casual, superlative most casual) Happening by chance. Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous, incidental, occasional, random; see also Thesaurus:accidental Antonyms: inevitable, necessary Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental. Synonym: ad hoc Employed irregularly. Careless. Synonyms: easygoing, unconcerned; see also Thesaurus:carefree Happening or coming to pass without design. Synonyms: unexpected, unplanned; see also Thesaurus:impromptu Antonyms: expected, scheduled (of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed. Synonym: colloquial Antonyms: strict, formal, official (of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use. Synonyms: cas, informal Antonyms: ceremonial, formal, regulation Hyponym: business casual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === casual (plural casuals) (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee. A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career. A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty. (UK, historical) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture). Synonyms: dresser, (Manchester) Perry boy (UK, historical) One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward. (video games, informal, derogatory) A player of casual games. (fandom slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial. 1972, Lee C. Garrison, "The Needs of Motion Picture Audiences", California Management Review, Volume 15, Issue 2, Winter 1972, page 149: Casuals outnumbered regulars in the art-house audience two to one. (UK, dated) A tramp. (in the plural) Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === casualty case === References === “casual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Calusa, casula, causal == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cāsuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kə.zuˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ka.zuˈal] === Adjective === casual m or f (masculine and feminine plural casuals) casual unplanned ==== Derived terms ==== casualitat casualment === Further reading === “casual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “casual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “casual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “casual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cāsuālis. By surface analysis, caso +‎ -ual. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ca‧su‧al === Adjective === casual m or f (plural casuais) casual (happening by chance) Synonym: fortuito casual (coming without regularity) Synonym: ocasional casual (designed for informal or everyday use) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “casual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “casual”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “casual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “casual”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “casual”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “casual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Anagrams === causal == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin cāsuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈswal/ [kaˈswal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ca‧sual === Adjective === casual m or f (masculine and feminine plural casuales) casual accidental coincidental, chance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: kaswal === Further reading === “casual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025