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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from [[Latin]] casus fall, [[chance]] | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from [[Latin]] casus fall, [[chance]] |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : subject to, resulting from, or occurring by [[chance]] <a casual meeting> | | *1 : subject to, resulting from, or occurring by [[chance]] <a casual meeting> |
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| :b (1) : informal, [[natural]] <a casual [[conversation]]> (2) : designed for informal use <casual clothing> | | :b (1) : informal, [[natural]] <a casual [[conversation]]> (2) : designed for informal use <casual clothing> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | In the European tradition, '''casual''' is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_code dress code] which emphasizes comfort and [[personal]] [[expression]] over presentation and [[uniformity]]. It includes a very wide [[variety]] of [[costume]], so it is perhaps better defined by what it isn't than what it is. The following are not considered casual wear: | + | In the European tradition, '''casual''' is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_code dress code] which emphasizes comfort and [[personal]] [[expression]] over presentation and [[uniformity]]. It includes a very wide [[variety]] of [[costume]], so it is perhaps better defined by what it isn't than what it is. The following are not considered casual wear: |
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| * [[Ceremonial]] [[dress]] such as royal robes and full dress military [[costume]] | | * [[Ceremonial]] [[dress]] such as royal robes and full dress military [[costume]] |
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| * Suits | | * Suits |
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− | Blue jeans and a T-shirt have been described as the "casual [[uniform]]". With the popularity of [[spectator]] [[sports]] in the late [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century 20th century], a [[good]] deal of [[athletic]] gear has [[influenced]] casual wear. Clothing worn for manual labor also falls into casual wear.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual] | + | Blue jeans and a T-shirt have been described as the "casual [[uniform]]". With the popularity of [[spectator]] [[sports]] in the late [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century 20th century], a [[good]] deal of [[athletic]] gear has [[influenced]] casual wear. Clothing worn for manual labor also falls into casual wear.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual] |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Formal]]''''' | | *'''''[[Formal]]''''' |
| [[Category: Sociology]] | | [[Category: Sociology]] |