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 [ˈnɒnʃələnt]

adj

casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved

[from French, from nonchaloir to lack warmth, from non- + chaloir, from Latin calēre to be warm]

nonchalance  n

nonchalantly  adv

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nonchalant - Comes from French nonchaloir, "not heated," ultimately from Latin noncalere, "not warm or aroused."

See also related terms for warm.

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 Denis tried unsuccessfully to look nonchalant and uninterested.
involved, concerned, caring, worried, anxious

Translations

nonchalant [ˈnɒnʃələnt] ADJ

1. (= casual) [person, attitude, manner] → despreocupado
I tried to look nonchalant → intenté adoptar un aire despreocupado
she gave a nonchalant wave of her hand → agitó la mano con desenfado

2. (= indifferent) → indiferente
she was very nonchalant about it → actuó como si no tuviera ninguna importancia para ella

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nonchalant [ˈnɒnʃələnt] adj → nonchalant(e)

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nonchalant

adj, nonchalantly

adv → lässig, nonchalant

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nonchalant [ˈnɒnʃ/ələnt] adj → disinvolto/a, indifferente, incurante

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nonchalant

adj nonchalant [ˈnonʃələnt, (American ) nonʃəˈlont]

feeling or showing no excitement, fear or other emotion. nonchalant, ongeërg غَيْر مُكْتَرِث، عَديم الإهْتِمام، عَديم الشُّعور равнодушен nenucený, lhostejný nonchalant; afslappet gleichgültig ατάραχος, απαθής indiferente külmavereline سهل انگار välinpitämätön nonchalant אָדִיש निश्चिन्त ravnodušan,miran nemtörődöm tenang, tak ambil pusing kæruleysislegur noncurante, indifferente むとんちゃくな 무관심한 nerūpestingas vienaldzīgs; bezrūpīgs tidak berperasaan nonchalant nonchalant, rolig og avbalansert obojętny, nonszalancki indiferente nonşalant беззаботный;безразличный nonšalantný, nenútený ravnodušen nonšalantan nonchalant ซึ่งเมินเฉย kayıtsız, ilgisiz 漠不關心的, 冷淡的 байдужий; безтурботний احساسات سے عاري thờ ơ 漠不关心的, 冷淡的

adv nonchalantly

nonchalant, ongeërg بِعَدَم اهْتِمام، بِدون شُعور равнодушно nenuceně, lhostejně nonchalant; afslappet gleichgültig ατάραχα despreocupadamente ükskõikselt مسامحه کارانه huolettomasti nonchalamment בְּאָדִישוּת निश्चिंततापूर्वक nonšalantno,ravnodušno közömbösen dengan tenang kæruleysislega con noncuranza 平然と 태연하게 nerūpestingai vienaldzīgi; bezrūpīgi bersikap bersahaja nonchalant nonchalant obojętnie, niedbale com indiferença cu nonşalanţă беззаботно; безразлично nenútene brezskrbno nonšalantno nonchalant อย่างเมินเฉย kayıtsızca, ilgisizce 漠不關心地 байдуже; безтурботно سرد مہري سے một cách thờ ơ 漠不关心地

n nonchalance

nonchalance عَدَم اكْتِراث، عَدَم اهْتِمام равнодушие nenucenost, lhostejnost nonchalance; uberørthed die Gleichgültigkeit αταραξία, απάθεια indiferencia muretus سهل انگارى välinpitämättömyys nonchalance אָדִישוּת निश्चिंतता ravnodušnost,bezbrižnost közönyösség, nemtörődömség ketenangan, sikap tak ambil pusing kæruleysi noncuranza, nonchalance 無関心 태연, 무관심 nerūpestingumas vienaldzība; bezrūpība acuh tidak acuh nonchalance nonchalanse nonszalancja indiferença nonşalanţă беззаботность;безразличие nenútenosť brezbrižnost nonšalantnost nonchalans ความเมินเฉย kayıtsızlıklık, ilgisizlik 漠不關心 байдужість سرد مہري tính thờ ơ 漠不关心