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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescasual
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-swal
"Llevaba un atuendo casual para el picnic."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by a relaxed and informal style.
"She wore a casual outfit to the picnic." - 2
Occurring by chance; not planned.
"Their meeting was purely casual and unexpected."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'casual' originates from the Latin 'casualis', meaning 'occidental' or 'by chance', which evolved through Middle French 'casuel' in the 14th century. Over time, it has come to describe something that is informal or relaxed in nature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Casual" is said worldwide
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décontracté
Transliteration: day-kron-tay
"Elle portait une tenue décontractée pour le pique-nique."
lässig
Transliteration: lɛsɪç
"Sie trug ein lässiges Outfit zum Picknick."
informale
Transliteration: in-for-ma-le
"Indossava un abbigliamento informale per il picnic."
casual
Transliteration: ka-swal
"Llevaba un atuendo casual para el picnic."
casual
Transliteration: ka-zwal
"Ela usava uma roupa casual para o piquenique."
अनौपचारिक
Transliteration: anaupcharik
"उसने पिकनिक के लिए अनौपचारिक कपड़े पहने।"
休闲的
Transliteration: xiūxián de
"她穿着休闲的衣服去野餐。"
캐주얼한
Transliteration: kaeju-eolhan
"그녀는 소풍에 캐주얼한 옷을 입고 갔다."
カジュアルな
Transliteration: kajuaru na
"彼女はピクニックにカジュアルな服を着て行った。"
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