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insouciance
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in·sou·ci·ance  (n-ss-ns, s-syäs)
n.
Blithe lack of concern; nonchalance.
insouciance
lack of care or concern; a lighthearted attitude. — insouciant, adj.
See also: Attitudes
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Noun1.insouciance - the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
carefreeness, lightheartedness, lightsomeness
blitheness, cheerfulness - a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
insouciance
noun nonchalance, light-heartedness, jauntiness, airiness, breeziness, carefreeness
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military intervention in the Middle East, so insouciantly begun.
No exit? Violence in the Middle East by Pfaff, William / Commonweal
Now Washington has the support of the French, who for their own reasons are interested in restoring Francophiles to power in Beirut, but who seem insouciantly unaware that they may be getting taken for a ride--to Damascus.
Australia, Canada join U.S. and puppet reefs in backing ... by Williams, Ian / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Leaned insouciantly against the gallery walls, his "Idiot Sticks," 2003, pay cheeky homage to two notable predecessors, Dan Flavin and Andre Cadere.
David Batchelor: ikon gallery by Mac Giolla Leith, Caoimbin / Artforum International
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