The difference between Casual and Incidental

When used as nouns, casual means a worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee, whereas incidental means minor items, not further defined. incidental expense.

When used as adjectives, casual means happening by chance, whereas incidental means loosely associated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Casual and Incidental

  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. Incidental as an adjective:

    Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.

    Examples:

    "That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot."

  2. Incidental as an adjective:

    Occurring by chance

  3. Incidental as an adjective (physics, of radiation):

    Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

  1. Incidental as a noun:

    Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.

    Examples:

    "She's costing us a lot in incidentals."

  2. Incidental as a noun:

    Something that is incidental.

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