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English
Etymology
From French insouciance, from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).
Pronunciation
Noun
insouciance (countable and uncountable, plural insouciances)
- Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:So Gelernter, with an insouciance he now regrets, also chose a Lovelace as a namesake—Linda, the lead actress in "Deep Throat."
- Nonchalance.
Synonyms
Translations
carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern
French
Etymology
From insouciant + -ance.
Pronunciation
Noun
insouciance f (plural insouciances)
- insouciance, unconcern; carelessness, recklessness
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