insouciance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of insouciance
From French, dating back to 1790–1800; insouciant, -ance
Example Sentences
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And with the new millennium fast approaching, the consumer needed Jacobs’ brand of sartorial insouciance.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Allen says some of the details have been exaggerated, but her pain is tangible amongst the artful pop beats and faux insouciance.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
In another cast, opposite the less effective Isaac Hernández, Léa Fleytoux played the ballet’s jaunty interloper with insouciance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
“Brimming with a sloppy insouciance, their debut album often is cited as one of the building blocks of the late ‘70s punk movement,” The Times wrote in an early review.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
His expression had the insouciance and arrogance of the carnivore, for there was nothing in his demeanor where one could detect a glimmer of civilized ripeness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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