casualness

English

Etymology

casual +‎ -ness

Noun

casualness (usually uncountable, plural casualnesses)

  1. The state of being casual.
  2. A relaxed and nonchalant attitude.

Quotations
  • 1997 Michael L. Frankel - Cruising the Gulags
    The controlled way in which Germans and other northern Europeans approach life is quite different from the casualness that characterizes American attitudes.
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