Meaning & Definition of Casual in English

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"

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"

4. Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

• "Seek help from casual passers-by"

• "A casual meeting"

• "A chance occurrence"

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"

6. Occurring from time to time

• "Casual employment"

• "A casual correspondence with a former teacher"

• "An occasional worker"

7. Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

• "A broken back is nothing to be casual about

• It is no fooling matter"

8. Natural and unstudied

• "Using their christian names in a casual way"

• "Lectured in a free-and-easy style"

9. Not showing effort or strain

• "A difficult feat performed with casual mastery"

• "Careless grace"