UNCONCERNED

unconcerned

(adjective) lacking in interest or care or feeling; “the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen’s comprehension and control”; “blithely unconcerned about his friend’s plight”

unconcerned

(adjective) not occupied or engaged with; “readers unconcerned with style”

unconcerned

(adjective) easy in mind; not worried; “the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unconcerned (comparative more unconcerned, superlative most unconcerned)

Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.

Not worried, anxious or apprehensive.

Having no involvement.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`con*cerned", a.

Definition: Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future.

– Un`con*cern"ed*ly, adv.

– Un`con*cern"ed*ness, n. Happy mortals, unconcerned for more. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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