insouciance

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

insouciance (countable and uncountable, plural insouciances)

  1. 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."
  2. Nonchalance.

Synonyms

Translations

French

Etymology

From insouciant +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

Noun

insouciance f (plural insouciances)

  1. insouciance, unconcern; carelessness, recklessness

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