- not formal
- casual clothes (= comfortable clothes that you choose to wear in your free time)
- family parties and other casual occasions
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2- She felt comfortable in casual clothes and wore them most of the time.
- a casual shirt/jacket
- casual pants/trousers
- casual shoes
- Despite his casual dress of jeans and shirt, there was still an air of sophistication about him.
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- [usually before noun] not showing much care or thought; seeming not to be worried; not wanting to show that something is important to you
- a casual manner
- It was just a casual remark—I wasn't really serious.
- He tried to sound casual, but I knew he was worried.
- They have a casual attitude towards safety (= they don't care enough).
Extra Examples- She sounded almost casual.
- There was something a little too carefully casual in his tone.
- She seemed just too casual about the whole thing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- [usually before noun] without paying attention to detail
- At a casual glance, everything seemed normal.
- It's obvious even to the casual observer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- [usually before noun] not permanent; not done, or doing something regularly
- casual workers/labour
- Students sometimes do casual work in the tourist trade.
- They are employed on a casual basis (= they do not have a permanent job with the company).
- [usually before noun] without deep feelings
- a casual acquaintance
- a casual friendship
- to have casual sex (= to have sex without having a steady relationship with that partner)
- [only before noun] happening by chance; doing something by chance
- a casual encounter/meeting
- a casual passer-by
- The exhibition is interesting to both the enthusiast and the casual visitor.
- The disease is not spread by casual contact.
not formal
without care/attention
work
relationship
by chance
Word Originlate Middle English (in senses 4 to 6 of the adjective): from Old French casuel and Latin casualis, from casus ‘fall’.
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