Casual A Casualness Formal He Casually Relaxed She
The data for "casualness" is missing or incomplete, but it is related to the adjective "casual," which describes a relaxed, informal, or unconcerned manner.
1relaxed relaxed and not worried, or seeming not to care about something: a casual manner His eyes were angry, though he sounded casual. Marsha was quite casual about appearing on TV. She had a casual attitude to life.2not formal not formal or not for a formal situationOPP formal: Jean felt more comfortable in casual clothes. a casual jacket3work employed as a temporary worker or working for only a short period of time: casual labour staff employed on a casual basis Chris has occasional casual work but mostly he is unemployed.4relationship knowing someone or having sex with someone without wanting a close relationship with themOPP serious: She will never be more than a casual acquaintance. They had been conducting a casual affair for years. John just wanted casual sex.5without attention without any serious interest or attention: He gave us a casual glance as he walked by, but didn’t stop.To the casual observer (=to someone who is not looking carefully) Mary seemed quite calm.► see thesaurus at
careless
6not planned [only before noun] happening by chance without being planned: a casual conversation He made some casual remark (=one without thinking much about it) about her holiday.7not regular [only before noun] doing something or using something sometimes but not regularly or oftenSYN occasional: a casual drug user The museum is of great interest, both to experts and to casual visitors.—casually adverb: a casually dressed young man ‘Where do you work?’ she asked casually. He walked down the road, casually swinging his bag.—casualness noun [uncountable]
WDF
casualness
['kæʒʊəlnəs]
n29514
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NOUN49025
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偶然(44%),随便(28%),无心(28%)
n.偶然;漫不经心;随便
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