nonchalant

non·cha·lant

 (nŏn′shə-länt′)

adj.

Casually 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 calēre, to be warm, heat up; see kelə- in Indo-European roots).]

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non′cha·lance′ (-läns′) n.

non′cha·lant′ly adv.

nonchalant

(ˈnɒnʃələnt)

adj

casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved

[C18: from French, from nonchaloir to lack warmth, from non- + chaloir, from Latin calēre to be warm]

ˈnonchalance n

ˈnonchalantly adv

non•cha•lant

(ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑnt, -lənt)

adj.

coolly unconcerned; indifferent or unexcited.

[1725–35; < French nonchalant, present participle of obsolete nonchaloir to lack warmth (of heart), be indifferent =non- non- + chaloir < Latin calēre to be warm. See -ant]

non`cha•lant′ly, adv.

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"

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

nonchalant

adjective

Not easily excited, even under pressure:

calm, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, detached, even, even-tempered, imperturbable, possessed, unflappable, unruffled.

Translations

lhostejnýnenucenýnonšalantní

afslappet

gleichgültignonchalant

nonchalant

kæruleysislegur

disinvoltodisinvoltura

bezrūpīgsvienaldzīgs

nonšalantný

ilgisizkayıtsız

冷淡的漠不关心的

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

nonchalant

[ˈnɒnʃələnt] adj → nonchalant(e)

nonchalant

adj, nonchalantly

adv → lässig, nonchalant

nonchalant

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

nonchalant

(ˈnonʃələnt) , ((American) nonʃəˈlont) adjective

feeling or showing no excitement, fear or other emotion. nonchalant, ongeërg غَيْر مُكْتَرِث، عَديم الإهْتِمام، عَديم الشُّعور равнодушен indiferente nenucený, lhostejný gleichgültig nonchalant; afslappet ατάραχος, απαθήςindiferente külmavereline سهل انگار välinpitämätön nonchalantאדיש निश्चिन्त ravnodušan, miran nemtörődöm tenang, tak ambil pusing kæruleysislegur noncurante, indifferente むとんちゃくな 무관심한 nerūpestingas vienaldzīgs; bezrūpīgs tidak berperasaan nonchalantnonchalant, rolig og avbalansert obojętny, nonszalancki ساده ګڼل 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

ˈnonchalantly adverb

nonchalant, ongeërg بِعَدَم اهْتِمام، بِدون شُعور равнодушно indiferentemente nenuceně, lhostejně gleichgültig nonchalant; afslappet ατάραχαdespreocupadamente ükskõikselt مسامحه کارانه välinpitämättömästi nonchalamment בְּאָדִישוּת निश्चिंततापूर्वक nonšalantno, ravnodušno közömbösen dengan tenang kæruleysislega con noncuranza 平然と 무관심하게 nerūpestingai vienaldzīgi; bezrūpīgi bersikap bersahaja nonchalantnonchalantobojętnie, niedbale په بى غورى 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

ˈnonchalance noun

nonchalance عَدَم اكْتِراث، عَدَم اهْتِمام равнодушие indiferença nenucenost, lhostejnost die Gleichgültigkeit nonchalance; uberørthed αταραξία, απάθειαindiferencia muretus سهل انگارى välinpitämättömyys nonchalanceאדישות निश्चिंतता ravnodušnost, bezbrižnost közönyösség, nemtörődömség ketenangan, sikap tak ambil pusing kæruleysi noncuranza, nonchalance 無関心 무관심 nerūpestingumas vienaldzība; bezrūpība acuh tidak acuh nonchalancenonchalanse nonszalancja بى غورى 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