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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
casual
cas·ual [casual casuals] adjective, noun BrE [ˈkæʒuəl] NAmE [ˈkæʒuəl]
adjective
WITHOUT CARE/ATTENTION
1. usually before noun not showing much care or thought; seeming not to be worried; not wanting to show that sth 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).
2. usually before noun without paying attention to detail
•a casual glance
•It's obvious even to the casual observer.
NOT FORMAL
3. not formal
•casual clothes (= comfortable clothes that you choose to wear in your free time)
•family parties and other casual occasions
WORK
4. usually before noun (BrE)not permanent; not done, or doing sth 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).
RELATIONSHIP
5. usually before noun without deep affection
•a casual acquaintance
•a casual friendship
•to have casual sex (= to have sex without having a steady relationship with that partner)
BY CHANCE
6. only before noun happening by chance; doing sth 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.
Word Origin:
late Middle English (in senses 4 to 6 of the adjective): from Old French casuel and Latin casualis, from casus ‘fall’.
Thesaurus:
casual adj. usually before noun (sometimes disapproving)
•He tried to sound casual, but I knew he was worried.
relaxed • • calm • • cool • • easy-going • • laid-back • • detached • • indifferent • • uninterested • • half-hearted • • lukewarm • |disapproving offhand • • blasé •
casual/relaxed/calm/easy-going/laid-back/indifferent/half-hearted/lukewarm/offhand/blasé about sth
a/an casual/relaxed/calm/cool/easy-going/laid-back/detached/indifferent/half-hearted/offhand manner
a/an casual/relaxed/calm/cool/easy-going/laid-back/detached/indifferent/lukewarm/blasé attitude
Example Bank:
•She sounded almost casual.
•There was something a little too carefully casual in his tone.
•At a casual glance, everything seemed normal.
•Despite his casual dress of jeans and shirt, there was still an air of sophistication about him.
•It was just a casual remark— I wasn't really serious.
•It's obvious even to the casual observer.
•She felt comfortable in casual clothes and wore them most of the time.
•She seemed just too casual about the whole thing.
•They have a casual attitude towards safety.
•a casual shirt/jacket
•casual pants
•casual shoes
•casual trousers
Derived Words: ↑casually ▪ ↑casualness
noun (BrE)
CLOTHES
1. casualsplural informal clothes or shoes
•dressed in casuals
•She changed into flat casuals before walking round the town.
WORKER
2. countable a ↑casual worker (= one who does not work permanently for a company)
Word Origin:
late Middle English (in senses 4 to 6 of the adjective): from Old French casuel and Latin casualis, from casus ‘fall’.
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