casual tone
Laid-back speaking style
A casual tone is relaxed and informal, the voice of conversation rather than official communication.
It uses contractions, colloquialisms, and simple vocabulary: The email struck a casual tone—friendly but professional.
Writers adopt a casual tone to seem approachable or to match their audience's expectations.
The opposite is a formal tone.
- relaxedFree of stress
- informalRelaxed, not official
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
friendly · small talk · chill · low key · breezy · offhand · off the cuff · nonchalant · no big deal · chatty · shoot the breeze · colloquial · everyday · approachable · just saying · unpolished · loose · slang
- plain languageplain language, plain English, plain text, plain talk, plain speech
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- netiquetteread receipts, ghosting, emoji use, typing indicator, privacy settings
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- emailsreply, forward, CC, BCC, subject line
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