How do you pronounce causal?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoːzəl/.

causal

/ˈkoːzəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: causal
IPA: /ˈkoːzəl/

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Meaning

adj

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark."
"No matter how often B follows A, and no matter how initially obvious the causality of the connection seems, the hypothesis that A causes B can be overturned by an over-arching theory which shows the two as distinct effects of a common underlying causal process."
"Time changes attitudes, and while Hart's actions in driving when not fit to do so were certainly in the causal chain of the Great Heck accident, how many other drivers were out there driving when too fatigued to do so?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: causa

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkoːzəl/
British English: /ˈkɔːzəl/

Inflected Forms

more causal (comparative) most causal (superlative) causals (plural)

Derived Forms

acausal anticausal bicausal causalism causalist causet intercausal isocausal monocausal multicausal noncausal omnicausal

Phrases

causal link causal loop causal loop paradox causal ontology causal set causal verb Granger-causal Wold-causal

Frequently Paired Words

cause causal-final causality causation

Rhymes With

clausell