casualness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English casual Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English casualness From casual + -ness.

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

   “Johnson's blacks bluffed casualness along the sides of the room and Difalco's two whites peered inconspicuously from the door.”

   “The controlled way in which Germans and other northern Europeans approach life is quite different from the casualness that characterizes American attitudes.”