casual

Meaning

Adj

1. Happening by chance.
2. Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
3. Employed irregularly.
4. Careless.
5. Happening or coming to pass without design.
6. Informal; relaxed.
7. Designed for informal or everyday use.

Noun

1. (Australia, British, New-Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
2. A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
3. A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
4. (UK, historical) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
5. (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.
6. (derogatory, informal) A player of casual games.
7. (slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
8. (British, dated) A tramp.
9. (in-plural) Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.

Opposite of

inevitable, necessary, expected, scheduled, strict, formal, official, ceremonial, regulation

Synonyms

accidental

informal

careless

occasional

incidental

relaxed

☺️

chance

🎲

random

fortuitous

indifferent

nonchalant

negligent

offhand

adventitious

haphazard

passing

stray

everyday

unexpected

blithe

coincidental

ordinary

perfunctory

arbitrary

insouciant

unofficial

carefree

easygoing

easy

contingent

temporary

devil-may-care

unceremonious

slipshod

simplified

unconcerned

daily

cursory

provisional

common

free-and-easy

scratch

fooling

normal

nimble

familiar

light

cavalier

effortless

irregular

Translations

casual

casual

zufällig

leger

accidentel

acidental

fortuit

τυχαίος

casual

casuale

🎲

désinvolte

ocasional

accidentale

gelegentlich

occasionale

🎲

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: cāsus

In summary

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

Sentences

It is used for casual , amateur and organised leagues and tournaments .