nonchalant
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GRECAT
DEFINITION
marked by blithe unconcern
WEBSTER'S 1913
Indifferent; careless; cool.
ETYMOLOGY
French, from non + chaleureux
SYNONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“Pericles had retreated. "Ce nonchalant" was not quite true to his title, when he heard that Emilia had flown.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“Some of the prisoners were reportedly despondent, but others were nonchalant, even smoking tobacco.”
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