casual meaning and definition

CASUAL adjective

Definition of casual (adjective)

1. marked by blithe unconcern
   • "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
   • synonyms: insouciant, nonchalant
2. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
   • "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
3. appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
   • "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"
   • synonyms: daily, everyday
4. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
   • "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
   • synonyms: chance
5. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
   • "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
   • synonyms: cursory, passing, perfunctory
6. occurring from time to time
   • "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
   • synonyms: occasional
7. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
   • "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
   • synonyms: fooling
8. natural and unstudied
   • "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"
   • synonyms: free-and-easy
9. not showing effort or strain
   • "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"
   • synonyms: effortless