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Casualness

The quality of being casual.

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Informality 76% connected

The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Variability 76% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variableness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Variableness 76% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variability.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Variance 76% connected

The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Slanginess 76% connected

Quality of being slangy.

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Casual 74% connected

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Casual 74% connected

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Familiarity 92% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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