"casual" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkaʒuəl/ [UK], /ˈkæʒuəl/ [US], /ˈkɛʒʉɘl/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 casual.ogg [Australia] Forms: casual [positive], more casual [comparative], most casual [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is casual is relaxed and not formal. It's the way we act when we're with friends and family. Synonyms: informal
    Sense id: simple-casual-en-adj-asEgxYTQ
  2. If something happens in a casual way it means it happens by chance. Synonyms: accidental, incidental, occasional
    Sense id: simple-casual-en-adj-FhDxJEDY
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casual",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more casual",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most casual",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ca‧su‧al; cas‧ual; casu‧al",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "formal"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Wear casual clothes to this party."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have casual clothes to wear at home, more formal clothes to wear at work, and very formal clothes to wear to weddings and other special occasions."
        },
        {
          "text": "Because you're my friend, the way I talk to you is more casual than the way I talk at work."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is casual is relaxed and not formal. It's the way we act when we're with friends and family."
      ],
      "id": "simple-casual-en-adj-asEgxYTQ",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "informal"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scheduled"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There were only casual meetings – nothing that was planned."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something happens in a casual way it means it happens by chance."
      ],
      "id": "simple-casual-en-adj-FhDxJEDY",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "accidental"
        },
        {
          "word": "incidental"
        },
        {
          "word": "occasional"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʒuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæʒuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛʒʉɘl/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 casual.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "casual"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casual",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more casual",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most casual",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ca‧su‧al; cas‧ual; casu‧al",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "formal"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Wear casual clothes to this party."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have casual clothes to wear at home, more formal clothes to wear at work, and very formal clothes to wear to weddings and other special occasions."
        },
        {
          "text": "Because you're my friend, the way I talk to you is more casual than the way I talk at work."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is casual is relaxed and not formal. It's the way we act when we're with friends and family."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "informal"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scheduled"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There were only casual meetings – nothing that was planned."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something happens in a casual way it means it happens by chance."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "accidental"
        },
        {
          "word": "incidental"
        },
        {
          "word": "occasional"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʒuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæʒuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛʒʉɘl/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 casual.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "casual"
}

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