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nonchalant

[ non-shuh-lahnt, non-shuh-lahnt, -luhnt ]

adjective

  1. coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual:

    His nonchalant manner infuriated me.

    Synonyms: composed, collected, calm, cool

    Antonyms: excitable



nonchalant

/ ˈnɒnʃələnt /

adjective

  1. casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈnonchalance, noun
  • ˈnonchalantly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • non·cha·lant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonchalant1

First recorded in 1725–35; from French nonchalant, present participle of obsolete nonchaloir “to lack warmth (of heart), be indifferent,” equivalent to non- prefix meaning “not” + chaloir, from Latin calēre “to be warm”; non-, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonchalant1

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

He was an amazing climber but nonchalant about it; hot but unassuming; and mysterious but straightforward, according to my tarot cards.

Miocic, displaying the same nonchalant energy he had during the build-up, looked relaxed as he made his walkout.

From BBC

It’s a place where you can catch the surreal tableau of a plane from Middle East Airlines, Lebanon’s national carrier, threading its way between columns of smoke rising from explosions below, the Mediterranean sparkling in the background, before making a nonchalant landing.

Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, deteriorated and security personnel had to bundle former Vice President Mike Pence out of the way of rampaging insurrectionists, former President Donald Trump allegedly gave a nonchalant "so what?" according to a bombshell court filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith released Wednesday by Judge Tanya Chutkan.

From Salon

When his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 and endangered Pence, Trump allegedly reacted with a nonchalant: "So what?"

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