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casual
Overview of adj casual
The adj casual has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (3) casual, insouciant, nonchalant -- (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. (2) casual -- (without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time")
3. (2) casual, everyday -- (suited for everyday use; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes")
4. (1) accidental, casual, chance -- (occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence")
5. (1) casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory -- (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. casual, occasional -- (occuring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker")
7. fooling, casual -- (characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter")
8. free-and-easy, casual -- (natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style")
9. casual, effortless -- (not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace")
Grep of noun casual
casualness
casualty
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Antonyms of adj casual
9 senses of casual
Sense 1
casual, insouciant, nonchalant
INDIRECT (VIA unconcerned) -> concerned
Sense 2
casual
INDIRECT (VIA unplanned) -> planned
Sense 3
casual, everyday
INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal
Sense 4
accidental, casual, chance(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unplanned) -> planned
Sense 5
casual, cursory, passing(prenominal), perfunctory
INDIRECT (VIA careless) -> careful
Sense 6
casual, occasional
INDIRECT (VIA irregular) -> regular
Sense 7
fooling, casual
INDIRECT (VIA light) -> heavy
Sense 8
free-and-easy, casual
INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal
Sense 9
casual, effortless
INDIRECT (VIA easy) -> difficult, hard
Similarity of adj casual
9 senses of casual
Sense 1
casual, insouciant, nonchalant
=> unconcerned (vs. concerned)
Sense 2
casual
=> unplanned (vs. planned)
Sense 3
casual, everyday
=> informal (vs. formal)
Sense 4
accidental, casual, chance(prenominal)
=> unplanned (vs. planned)
Sense 5
casual, cursory, passing(prenominal), perfunctory
=> careless (vs. careful)
Sense 6
casual, occasional
=> irregular (vs. regular)
Sense 7
fooling, casual
=> light (vs. heavy)
Sense 8
free-and-easy, casual
=> informal (vs. formal)
Sense 9
casual, effortless
=> easy (vs. difficult)
Pertainyms of adj casual
Attributes of adj casual
Domain of adj casual
Domain Terms of adj casual
Familiarity of adj casual
casual used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Grep of adj casual
casual
Grep of adv casual
casually
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