casual
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
marked by blithe unconcern
an ability to interest casual students
Related & opposite
- nonchalance derivation
- casualness derivation
- lightsomeness derivation
- unconcerned similar to
Sense 2 adjective
without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
a casual remark
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- unplanned similar to
Sense 3 adjective
appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
casual clothes
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- informal similar to
Sense 4 adjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
seek help from casual passers-by
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- unplanned similar to
Sense 5 adjective
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- careless similar to
Sense 6 adjective
occurring from time to time
casual employment
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- irregular similar to
Sense 7 adjective
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- light similar to
Sense 8 adjective
natural and unstudied
using their Christian names in a casual way
Related & opposite
- casualness derivation
- informal similar to
Sense 9 adjective
not showing effort or strain
a difficult feat performed with casual mastery
Related & opposite
- effortlessness derivation
- casualness derivation
- easy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nonchalance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lightsomeness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unconcerned |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unplanned |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | informal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unplanned |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | careless |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | irregular |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | light |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | informal |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | effortlessness |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | casualness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | easy |