Hyphenation of casual

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word casual? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ca-su-al

Definitions of casual:

1.
Marked by blithe unconcern
An ability to interest casual students Showed a casual disregard for cold weather An utterly insouciant financial policy An elegantly insouciant manner Drove his car with nonchalant abandon Was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
2.
Without or seeming to be without plan or method
Offhand A casual remark Information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
3.
Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
Casual clothes Everyday clothes
4.
Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
Seek help from casual passers-by A casual meeting A chance occurrence
5.
Hasty and without attention to detail
Not thorough A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws A passing glance Perfunctory courtesy
6.
Occurring from time to time
Casual employment A casual correspondence with a former teacher An occasional worker
7.
Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
A broken back is nothing to be casual about It is no fooling matter
8.
Natural and unstudied
Using their Christian names in a casual way Lectured in a free-and-easy style
9.
Not showing effort or strain
A difficult feat performed with casual mastery Careless grace

Synonyms of casual:

adj insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned
adj unplanned
adj everyday, informal
adj accidental, chance, unplanned
adj cursory, passing, perfunctory, careless
adj occasional, irregular
adj fooling, light
adj free-and-easy, informal
adj effortless, easy

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