insouciance

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English - English
carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern
nonchalance
careless, heedless, indifferent, or casual unconcern
{i} complacency, indifference; lack of concern; lightheartedness
Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern
the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
Insouciance is lack of concern shown by someone about something which they might be expected to take more seriously. He replied with characteristic insouciance: `So what?' = nonchalance. a cheerful feeling of not caring or worrying about anything = nonchalance (soucier )
insouciant
Carefree, nonchalant, indifferent; casually unconcerned

Jack Nicholson . . . turned to an assistant, bummed a cigarette, flashed one of his wolfish, insouciant grins and said, We all have our little secrets, Seany..

insouciant
carefree; nonchalant; indifferent; casually unconcerned
insouciant
{s} complacent, lacking of concern, indifferent
insouciant
Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned
insouciant
An insouciant action or quality shows someone's lack of concern about something which they might be expected to take more seriously. Programme-makers seem irresponsibly insouciant about churning out violence. = nonchalant
insouciant
marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
insouciance

    Hyphenation

    in·sou·ci·ance

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () French from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).
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