Definition
Casual describes something relaxed, informal, or happening by chance rather than by plan. It can describe clothing, conversations, or attitudes that are not strict or serious.
Etymology
From Late Latin 'casualis' meaning 'by chance' or 'accidental', from Latin 'casus' meaning 'chance' or 'fall'. Over time, the idea of 'by chance' softened into the modern sense of 'relaxed' or 'informal'.
Kelly Says
When you say 'casual Friday', you’re literally echoing an old idea of things happening 'by chance' or without strict rules. The word shifted from ‘accidental’ to ‘chill’—almost like rules just fell away over time.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَسَلِّس
mutasallis
BNবাংলা
অনানুষ্ঠানিক
ɔna.nuʃ.ʈʰa.nik
CACatalà
informal
in.furˈmal
CSČeština
neformální
nɛ.fɔr.malˈniː
ELΕλληνικά
ανεπίσημος
a.neˈpi.sɪ.mos
ESEspañol
informal
inforˈmal
FAفارسی
غیررسمی
ɡʰɛjrɛsˈmi
FRFrançais
décontracté
de.kɔ̃.tʁa.kte
GUGU
અનાઉપચારિક
anāupachārik
HAHA
ba kyauta
ba kʲau.tɑ
HEעברית
בלתי רשמי
bələ.ti rəʃ.mī
HIहिन्दी
अनौपचारिक
anoupachārik
HUMagyar
közvetlen
køz.vɛt.lɛn
IDBahasa Indonesia
santai
sɑnˈtaj
IGIG
enweghị usoro
ɛn.wɛ.ɣi ʊ.sɔ.ɾo
ITItaliano
informale
inforˈmale
KKKK
формальсыз
fɔr.malˈsɯz
KMKM
មិនមានលក្ខណៈផ្លូវការ
mɨn miən lak nhɑɑ pʰluə kaa
MRMR
अनौपचारिक
anoupachārik
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak rasmi
ti.dak ras.mi
MYမြန်မာ
အလွန်အကျင်းမဲ့
ə.luɰ̃ ʔə.t͡ɕɪ́ɰ̃ meɪʔ
NLNederlands
informeel
ɪn.fɔrˈmeːl
NONorsk
uformell
uˈfɔrmɛl
PAPA
ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ
gair ras.mī
PLPolski
nieformalny
ɲɛ.fɔrˈmal.nɨ
PTPortuguês
informal
ĩfoɾˈmal
RORomână
neoficial
ne.o.fiˈt͡sial
RUРусский
неформальный
nʲɪfɔrˈmalʲnɨj
SVSvenska
avslappnad
avˈslɑ̂ːpnad
SWKiswahili
isivyo rasmi
i.si.vyo ras.mi
TAதமிழ்
முறைசாரா
muṟai.cā.rā
TEతెలుగు
అనధికారికం
anadhikārikaṁ
THไทย
ไม่ทางการ
mâi thǎng kār
TLTL
pang-araw araw
pɑŋˈa.ɾaw ˈa.ɾaw
TRTürkçe
gayriresmi
ɡa.jɾɯ.ɾe.smi
UKУкраїнська
неформальний
ne.fɔrˈmalʲ.nɨj
URاردو
غیر رسمی
ɡʰɛːr.rəʃ.mī
VITiếng Việt
thoải mái
tʰɔɑj˧˧ maːj˧