casual

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English

Etymology

(14th century) from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”), from cadere (“to fall”).

Adjective

casual (comparative more casual, superlative most casual)

  1. Happening by chance.
    They only had casual meetings.
  2. Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
    The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.
  3. Employed irregularly
    He was just a casual worker.
  4. Careless.
  5. Happening or coming to pass without design.
  6. Informal, relaxed.
  7. Designed for informal use.

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Noun

casual (plural casuals)

  1. (UK) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.

Translations

a worker who is only working for a company occasionally
  • Hungarian: alkalmi munkás hu(hu)

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Spanish

Adjective

casual m. and f. (plural casuales)

  1. casual
  2. accidental

 

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