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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>

: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:

* [[Ceremonial]] [[dress]] such as royal robes and full dress military [[costume]]

* [[Ceremonial]] [[dress]] such as royal robes and full dress military [[costume]]

* Suits

* Suits

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]]