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nonchalance

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non·cha·lance  (nnsh-läns)
n.
Casual lack of concern: "The contemptuous nonchalance of her trailed hand irritated him" Elizabeth Bowen.
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Noun1.nonchalancenonchalance - the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
unconcern, indifference
carefreeness - the trait of being without worry or responsibility
nonchalance
noun indifference, insouciance, detachment, unconcern, cool (slang) calm, apathy, composure, carelessness, equanimity, casualness, sang-froid, self-possession, dispassion, imperturbability
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The nonchalance of the legs is the first lesson to be learnt in such a masquerade as this.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
He treated his Serene Highness with a somewhat affected nonchalance intended to show that, as a highly trained military man, he left it to Russians to make an idol of this useless old man, but that he knew whom he was dealing with.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
He sat on a table in the Johnson home and dangled his checked legs with an enticing nonchalance.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
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