nonchalant

non·cha·lant  (nnsh-länt)

adj.

Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent. See Synonyms at cool.

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[French, from Old French, present participle of nonchaloir, to be unconcerned : non-, non- + chaloir, to cause concern to (from Latin calre, to be warm, heat up; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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noncha·lantly adv.

Word History: A nonchalant person is not likely to become warm or heated about anything, a fact that is underscored by the etymology of the word nonchalant. It stems from Old French, where it was formed from the negative prefix non- plus chalant, the present participle of the verb chaloir, "to be concerned." This in turn came from the Latin word calre, which from its concrete sense "to be hot or warm" developed the figurative sense "to be roused or fired with hope, zeal, or anger." French formed a noun nonchalance from the adjective nonchalant that was borrowed into English by 1678; the adjective itself was borrowed later, as it is not attested for another half-century.

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nonchalant [non-shall-ant]

Adjective

casually unconcerned or indifferent [French, from nonchaloir to lack warmth]

nonchalance n
nonchalantly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

nonchalant - 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" casual, insouciant 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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nonchalant

adjective indifferent, cool, calm, casual, detached, careless, laid-back (informal) airy, unconcerned, apathetic, dispassionate, unfazed (informal) unperturbed, blasé, offhand, unemotional, insouciant, imperturbable << OPPOSITE concerned

Translations

nonchalant [ˈnɔnʃələnt] adj → indiferente

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nonchalant [ˈnɔnʃələnt] adj → nonchalant(e)

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nonchalant [ˈnɔnʃələnt] adj → lässig, nonchalant

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nonchalant [ˈnɔnʃələnt] adj → incurante, indifferente