insouciance

[in-soo-see-uhns, an-soo-syahns]

noun

1. the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.

Word History and Origins

Origin of insouciance¹

From French, dating back to 1790–1800; insouciant, -ance

Example Sentences

The mainstream press, which I suspect would have preferred to report on Republican insouciance, noted instead the number and caliber of GOP officeholders openly rejecting Mr. Roberts’s plea to take it easy on right-wing Jew-haters.

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Oliver’s pointed insouciance concerning the jokey charity threat is about as predictable as Jean Smart’s repeat win in the best comedy actress race and the massive haul for “The Studio.”

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Cummins has photographed the band for three decades, and always admired how Oasis fans identified with their working-class insouciance and biting humor.

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Seberg’s haircut in the original film, a super-short, blond pixie cut, rewrote fashion trends around the world and encapsulated a spirit of youthful, diffident insouciance.

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City's team structure has seldom afforded Grealish the license to take on and glide past opponents as he did with such insouciance as the talismanic captain at boyhood club Aston Villa.

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• callousness 
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• lack 
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