The difference between Casual and Formal

When used as nouns, casual means a worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee, whereas formal means formalin.

When used as adjectives, casual means happening by chance, whereas formal means being in accord with established forms.


check bellow for the other definitions of Casual and Formal

  1. Casual as an adjective:

    Happening by chance.

    Examples:

    "They only had casual meetings."

  2. Casual as an adjective:

    Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

    Examples:

    "The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense."

  3. Casual as an adjective:

    Employed irregularly.

    Examples:

    "He was just a casual worker."

  4. Casual as an adjective:

    Careless.

  5. Casual as an adjective:

    Happening or coming to pass without design.

  6. Casual as an adjective:

    Informal, relaxed.

  7. Casual as an adjective:

    Designed for informal or everyday use.

  1. Casual as a noun (British, Australian, NZ):

    A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.

  2. Casual as a noun:

    A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.

  3. Casual as a noun (UK):

    A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see .

  4. Casual as a noun:

    One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.

  5. Casual as a noun (video games, informal, derogatory):

    A player of casual games.

    Examples:

    "usex The devs dumbed the game down so the casuals could enjoy it."

  6. Casual as a noun (British):

    (dated) A tramp.

  1. Formal as an adjective:

    Being in accord with established forms.

    Examples:

    "She spoke formal English, without any dialect."

  2. Formal as an adjective:

    Official.

    Examples:

    "I'd like to make a formal complaint."

  3. Formal as an adjective:

    Relating to the form or structure of something.

    Examples:

    "'Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar."

  4. Formal as an adjective:

    Relating to formation.

    Examples:

    "The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development."

  5. Formal as an adjective:

    Ceremonial or traditional.

    Examples:

    "'Formal wear ''must'' be worn at my wedding!"

  6. Formal as an adjective:

    Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.

    Examples:

    "He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit."

  7. Formal as an adjective:

    Organized; well-structured and planned.

    Examples:

    "When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse."

  8. Formal as an adjective (mathematics):

    Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.

    Examples:

    "'Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence."

  1. Formal as a noun (uncountable):

    Formalin.

  2. Formal as a noun:

    An evening gown.

  3. Formal as a noun:

    An event with a formal dress code.

    Examples:

    "Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal."

  4. Formal as a noun (programming):

    A formal parameter.