NONCHALANT

casual, insouciant, nonchalant

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nonchalant (comparative more nonchalant, superlative most nonchalant)

Casually calm and relaxed.

Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

Synonyms

• (casually calm): carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing

• (indifferent): blasĂ©, unconcerned

• See also calm

Source: Wiktionary


Non`cha`lant", a. Etym: [F., fr. non not (L. non) + chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See Non-, and Caldron.]

Definition: Indifferent; careless; cool.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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