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casualness

cas·u·al
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kazh-oo-uh l]
    • /ˈkæʒ u əl/
    • /ˈkæ.ʒuəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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