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- [kazh-oo-uh l]
- /ˈkæʒ u əl/
- /ˈkæ.ʒuəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kazh-oo-uh l]
- /ˈkæʒ u əl/
Definitions of casualness word
- adjective casualness happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting. 1
- adjective casualness without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing: a casual remark. 1
- adjective casualness seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned: a casual, nonchalant air. 1
- adjective casualness without emotional intimacy or commitment: casual sex. 1
- adjective casualness appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy: casual clothes; casual wear. 1
- adjective casualness irregular; occasional: a casual visitor. 1
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Origin of casualness
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin cāsuālis, equivalent to cāsu(s) case1 + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin as above
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Parts of speech for Casualness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
casualness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
casualness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for casualness
noun casualness
- informality — the state of being informal; absence of formality.
- naturalness — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- poise — a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P.
- composure — Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
Antonyms for casualness
noun casualness
- attention — If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
- terseness — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
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