different between causal vs causally

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”); see cause.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??z.?l/
• Rhymes: -??z?l

Adjective

causal (comparative more causal, superlative most causal)

1. of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing

Usage notes

• See usage notes at causally.

Related terms

• cause
• causal-final
• causality
• causation

Translations

Noun

causal (plural causals)

1. (grammar) a word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause

Further reading

• causal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• causal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Calusa, casual, casula

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Adjective

causal (masculine and feminine plural causals)

1. causal

Related terms

• causa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.zal/
• Homophones: causale, causales

Adjective

causal (feminine singular causale, masculine plural causaux, feminine plural causales)

1. causal

Further reading

• “causal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Adjective

causal m or f (plural causais, comparable)

1. causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something)

Related terms

• causa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin caus?lis, from Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

causal (plural causales)

1. causal

Related terms

• causa

English

Etymology

causal +? -ly

Adverb

causally

1. In a causal manner.

Synonyms

• causatively

Usage notes

• Hasty readers can easily misread causal as casual (or vice versa) and causally as casually (or vice versa). Writers can consider using causative and causatively instead, as they often will work interchangeably and may reduce hasty misreadings.

Anagrams

• casually