casualness

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Recent Examples of casualness The key to not looking too bundled up is to add a layer that offsets the casualness of the others. Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026 Now my mother and I sometimes talk about Hương; never directly, but with a casualness that, too, seems like a gift. Thao Thai, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Some of those losses stemmed from carelessness, with his supreme confidence occasionally straying into casualness. Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Lim’s designs were known for their cool, easy and chic aesthetic, which combined effortless California casualness with sophisticated New York tailoring. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 She would have been floored by the casualness that has seeped into society today, from wearing pajamas on flights to sweatpants to dinner. Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 14 June 2026 Seydoux also approaches her beauty with a quintessentially French casualness. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026 The house did not have a European or East Coast seriousness, but rather a Californian dimension rooted in casualness, improvisation, and lack of pretension. Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026 In beach towns or summer destinations, hats and tank tops can be more about comfort than casualness, prompting some to wonder how consistently the rules can be enforced. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualness
Noun
  • The disregard for women’s sports is not a new struggle for anyone who has followed or fought for women’s sports before.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The current charge against Comey, in short, relies on a tendentious interpretation of an innocuous term combined with a disregard for the First Amendment in order to gin up charges against a man Trump has been targeting openly for nearly a decade.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Spain’s talisman was Lamine Yamal, its nineteen-year-old right winger, who plays the game with bleached tips, implausible speed, and nonchalance, but its superego was Rodri, the team’s central midfielder and captain.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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“Casualness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualness. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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