in·sou·ci·ant ( n-s  s - nt,    s-syä)adj. Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant. [French : in-, not (from Old French; see in-1) + souciant, present participle of soucier, to trouble (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sollic  t re, alteration of Latin sollicitre, to vex; see solicit).]in·sou ci·ant·ly adv. |
insouciant
Adjective
carefree or unconcerned [French]
insouciance n
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| Adj. | 1. | insouciant - 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" unconcerned - 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" |
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