Fortuitous vs. Casual
Difference Between Fortuitous and Casual
Fortuitousadjective
Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.
Casualadjective
Happening by chance.
They only had casual meetings.Fortuitousadjective
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
Casualadjective
Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense.Fortuitousadjective
(legal) Happening independently of human will.
Casualadjective
Employed irregularly.
He was just a casual worker.Fortuitousadjective
having no cause or apparent cause;
a causeless miraclefortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortunewe cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the timesCasualadjective
Careless.
Fortuitousadjective
occurring by happy chance;
profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materialsCasualadjective
Happening or coming to pass without design.
Casualadjective
Informal, relaxed.
Casualadjective
Designed for informal or everyday use.
Casualnoun
A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
Casualnoun
A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
Casualnoun
(UK) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see Casual (subculture).
Casualnoun
One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Casualnoun
A player of casual games.
The devs dumbed the game down so the casuals could enjoy it.Casualnoun
(dated) A tramp.
Casualadjective
marked by blithe unconcern;
an ability to interest casual studentsshowed a casual disregard for cold weatheran utterly insouciant financial policyan elegantly insouciant mannerdrove his car with nonchalant abandonwas polite in a teasing nonchalant mannerCasualadjective
without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand;
a casual remarkinformation collected by casual methods and in their spare timeCasualadjective
suited for everyday use;
casual clotheseveryday clothesCasualadjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;
their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendshipseek help from casual passers-bya casual meetinga chance occurrenceCasualadjective
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flawsa passing glanceperfunctory courtesyCasualadjective
employed in a specified capacity from time to time;
casual employmenta casual correspondence with a former teacheran occasional workerCasualadjective
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility;
a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matterCasualadjective
natural and unstudied;
using their Christian names in a casual waylectured in a free-and-easy styleCasualadjective
not showing effort or strain;
a difficult feat performed with casual masterycareless grace
